German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund

26.06.2023 | Call for Application 2023

Here's to an exciting collaboration: the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund is being launched for the twelfth time this year. The deadline for the current application phase is 5 September 2023.

The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund was founded in 2011 by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge. The aim of the fund is to strengthen German-Turkish cooperation and promote joint film projects between the two countries at an early stage of development.

In its 11 years of existence, the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund has already been able to support several successful projects. In 2021, for example, the film "When I'm Done Dying" by Nisan Dag, produced by Red Balloon, won the Best Director Award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. In 2022, the drama "Snow and the Bear" by Selcen Ergun celebrated its world premiere at TIFF in Toronto and was honoured with the Behlül Dal Best First Film Award and the Best Actress Award at the 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

The deadline for your application is 5 September 2023 - apply now with your German-Turkish project!

Projects are only eligible to apply once.

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