Call for Applications
The Production Finance Market (PFM) is Film London's annual two-day financing event for film, run in association with the BFI London Film Festival. The 2026 edition will take place October 6-7 in Central London. Applications are now open for the 20th edition of the Production Finance Market! The main strand of the PFM is for projects presented by...
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Hesse in Cannes: Competition Entry and Debut in international spotlight
The invitation to Cannes marks a premiere: for the first time, a film funded by Hessen Film & Medien has been selected for the Competition at the Cannes International Film Festival. At the same time, the selection of two films highlights the breadth of the funding – ranging from established international filmmakers to emerging talents. Paweł Pawlikowski’s...
Call for entries: EFM Toolbox Program
We’re excited to announce the next round of our collaboration with the European Film Market (EFM) Toolbox program at the Berlinale! We’re seeking producers based in Hesse from marginalized communities who want to join either the Fiction Toolbox or Doc Toolbox program at the 2026 EFM in Berlin. The Toolbox program, an EFM initiative for diversity and...
Three Films from Hesse at the Lido
»Silent Friend«, »Cotton Queen« & »It’s a Sad and Beautiful World« celebrate world premieres at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival – »Silent Friend« in Competition The 82nd Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica in Venice will feature three films that received our funding. With Ildikó Enyedi’s »Silent Friend«, a Hessian-supported feature...
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Green Shooting
Together with other German film institutions, we developed uniform standards for sustainable film production, which came into force on January 1, 2022. Hotels Viabono Biohotels Bookitgreen Power supply for fixed current Frankfurt Wiesbaden Kassel Marburg Darmstadt Fulda Gießen Offenbach Hanau Catering Flow - The Kitchen La...
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Three funded films at the Locarno Film Festival 2025
Strong Hessian Presence in Locarno: »Blind, Into the Eye« and »Unleaded 95« in Pardi di Domani, »Vuta N'Kuvute« at Open Doors Screenings The 78th Locarno Film Festival (6–16 August 2025) features four productions with strong ties to Hessen — three of them supported by us at Hessen Film & Medien. Two short films, »Blind, Into the Eye« and »Unleaded 95«,...
Call for Applications
The Production Finance Market and its New Talent strand of the BFI London Film Festival are open to feature film projects, including feature documentaries. Hessian producers can apply until July 25. +++ Important: Please note that key details regarding the application process can be found further below — including a Zoom session with the organisers, which...