Berlin | NIPKOW Programm 2022

The NIPKOW PROGRAMM is a unique fellowship programme designed for international film and media professionals to develop and refine projects in Berlin through an "à-la-carte" curriculum tailored to meet their individual needs and aspirations. 

Target group are film and television professionals such as: writers, directors, producers, animators

The Grant

• The NIPKOW PROGRAMM e.V. awards grants for a film residency in Berlin up to 3 months
• 1,500 Euros monthly

Media professionals from all over the world such as writers, directors, producers and animators submit their current feature film projects which they want to develop with the aid of the NIPKOW PROGRAMM through individual consultations with script consultants, potential producers/co-producers and through tailor-made workshops.

In addition to one-to-one mentoring, fellows attend bespoke training seminars on various aspects of packaging, promotion, sales and new technologies. Whether they are working on a feature film, documentary, series, animation or trans-media project, the emphasis of the programme is on project development, with the ultimate aim of initiating international co-productions and promoting their worldwide distribution.

Your application for the NIPKOW PROGRAMM will only be processed if you meet the following requirements:

• You are a professional writer, director, producer or animator (no students).
• You have completed a first feature length film (more than 70min.) either fiction, documentary, cross media or series. Applicants who have not completed a feature length film may qualify for consideration if they have had a short film awarded by the following major International Film Festivals: Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Sundance, Toronto, Venice.
• The project with which you apply is a new feature-length project destined for theatrical release (fiction, documentary, animation). Drama series and cross media shall be destined for either TV or platforms like Netflix, HBO etc.
• Minimum a first draft of the script must be available in English. For documentary projects we require a developed treatment.
• A producer is already attached to the project.
• Two letters of recommendation from industry professionals.
• You submit a fully completed application entirely in English, including a sample of your previous work as well as a signed rights clearance, confirming that you own the copyright on the original material or an option in the case of a script based on literary material.

Deadline for applications: 10 January 2022