The committee decided to support the following films:
A GIRL NAMED WILLOW in Bulgaria (Distributor: Art 2020, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: May 30, 2025, Grant: 5.000 €)
A GIRL NAMED WILLOW in Slovakia (Distributor: Forum Film Slovakia, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: June 5, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
A GIRL NAMED WILLOW in Czech Republic (Distributor: Forum Film Czech, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: June 6, 2025, Grant: 10.000 €)
AKIKO - THE FLYING MONKEY in Poland (Distributor: Filmowa Warszawa, World Sales: Loco Films, Theatrical Release: April 11, 2025, Grant: 5.000 €)
ARCHITECTON in the Netherlands (Distributor: Cherry Pickers Netherlands, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: May 1, 2025, Grant: 6.000 €)
ARCHITECTON in Belgium and Luxembourg (Distributor: Cherry Pickers Filmdistributie België, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: May 28, 2025, Grant: 2.500 €)
DYING in Italy (Distributor: Satine Film, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: April 3, 2025, Grant: 15.000 €)
ELBOW in Turkey (Distributor: Mars Production, World Sales: Arthood Entertainment, Theatrical Release: May 23, 2025, Grant: 3.000 €)
ELLI AND HER MONSTER TEAM in Bulgaria (Distributor: Pro Films, World Sales: Pink Parrot Media, Theatrical Release: May 2, 2025, Grant: 7.000 €)
FALLING INTO PLACE in UK and Ireland (Distributor: Bulldog Film Distribution, World Sales: Global Screen, Theatrical Release: June 6, 2025, Grant: 5.000 €)
FÜHRER AND SEDUCER in Hungary (Distributor: ADS Service, World Sales: Beta Film, Theatrical Release: April 24, 2025, Grant: 6.000 €)
GERMAINE ACOGNY - THE ESSENCE OF DANCE in France (Distributor: Shellac, World Sales: Autlook Filmsales, Theatrical Release: July 9, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
GREETINGS FROM MARS in Switzerland (Distributor: DCM Film Distribution, World Sales: - , Theatrical Release: April 10, 2025, Grant: 7.000 €)
GREETINGS FROM MARS in Austria (Distributor: Filmcasino & Polyfilm, World Sales: - , Theatrical Release: May 8, 2025, Grant: 3.000 €)
HEIDI: RESCUE OF THE LYNX in Switzerland (Distributor: DCM Film Distribution, World Sales: Studio 100, Theatrical Release: June 26, 2025, Grant: 10.000 €)
KÖLN 75 in Poland (Distributor: Madness Distribution, World Sales: Bankside Films, Theatrical Release: November 28, 2025, Grant: 10.000 €)
KÖLN 75 in Hungary (Distributor: Budapest Film, World Sales: Bankside Films, Theatrical Release: May 22, 2025, Grant: 3.000 €)
KÖLN 75 in Switzerland (Distributor: Praesens-Film, World Sales: Alamode, Theatrical Release: March 13, 2025, Grant: 12.900 €)
LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT in Mexico (Distributor: Piano Distribución, World Sales: Indie Sales, Theatrical Release: June 19, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
NO BEAST. SO FIERCE. in Poland (Distributor: Madness, World Sales: Goodfellas, Theatrical Release: August 29, 2025, Grant: 6.000 €)
RIEFENSTAHL in Denmark (Distributor: Camera Film, World Sales: Edge Entertainment, Theatrical Release: May 8, 2025, Grant: 9.000 €)
RIEFENSTAHL in UK and Ireland (Distributor: Dogwoof, World Sales: Beta Film, Theatrical Release: May 9, 2025, Grant: 11.000 €)
THE GLORY OF LIFE in Taiwan (Distributor: Swallow Wings, World Sales: TrustNordisk, Theatrical Release: May 29, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
THE KISS OF THE GRASHOPPER in Italy (Distributor: Trent Film, World Sales: Arthood Entertainment, Theatrical Release: May 1, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
THE LIGHT in Greece (Distributor: The Film Group, World Sales: Beta Film, Theatrical Release: April 24, 2025, Grant: 4.000 €)
THE LIGHT in Austria (Distributor: Filmladen Filmverleih, World Sales: Beta Films, Theatrical Release: March 20, 2025, Grant: 11.000 €)
THE LIGHT in Switzerland (Distributor: Filmcoopi, World Sales: Beta Films, Theatrical Release: March 27, 2025, Grant: 14.000 €)
THE PRANK in Austria (Distributor: Luna Filmverleih, World Sales: Picture Tree International, Theatrical Release: March 13, 2025, Grant: 9.000 €)
THE SCHOOL OF MAGICAL ANIMALS 3 in Romania (Distributor: Cay Films, World Sales: Epsilon Film, Theatrical Release: May 30, 2025, Grant: 6.000 €)
THE SCHOOL OF MAGICAL ANIMALS 3 in Denmark (Distributor: Another World Entertainment, World Sales: Epsilon Film, Theatrical Release: July 10, 2025, Grant: 10.000 €)
THE SCHOOL OF MAGICAL ANIMALS 3 in Norway (Distributor: Another World Entertainment, World Sales: Epsilon Film, Theatrical Release: August 29, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG in Argentina (Distributor: Eclectique, World Sales: Films Boutique, Theatrical Release: February 27, 2025, Grant: 5.000 €)
THE SUPER ELFKINS in Bulgaria (Distributor: Pro Films, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: April 11, 2025, Grant: 7.000 €)
TWO TO ONE in UK and Ireland (Distributor: Tull Stories, World Sales: The Playmaker Munich, Theatrical Release: May 2, 2025, Grant: 8.000 €)
WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Distributor: DCM Film Distribution, World Sales: Lucky Number, Theatrical Release: April 17, 2025, Grant: 6.000 €)
WOW! MESSAGE FROM OUTER SPACE in Slovenia (Distributor: Cinemania Group, World Sales: The Playmaker Munich, Theatrical Release: May 22, 2025, Grant: 2.500 €)
Please be aware that all release dates are subject to change.
Applications for the next sitting of the awards committee meeting can be submitted up until June 9, 2025.
The "Distribution Support" funding program was launched in 2005 and supports the theatrical release of German films abroad. Subsidies are awarded for additional measures over and above the release campaign which had already been planned by the foreign distributors. The support up to a maximum of 50,000 Euros is allocated in the form of a conditionally repayable loan. Funding of up to 15,000 Euros can also be allocated as a Grant.
The guidelines and the application form for "Distribution Support" can be downloaded here.
