19.2 MILLION EUROS FOR THE FFA INDUSTRY TIGERS 2017
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) awarded reference funding to last year’s most successful producers, distributors, short film makers and cinema operators.
The FFA Industry Tiger Awards were presented in a gala ceremony on 6 April 2017 in Berlin, with the limelight cast on the makers of the most successful German films of 2016, including: Karoline Herfurth, Matthias Schweighöfer and Florian David Fitz. The winning producers, distributors, short film makers and cinema operators were pleased to be awarded with funding support totaling 19,185,170 euros. The award in the distribution category went to Warner Bros. with eight films weighing in first place and received 772,000 euros in funding – achieved in part by the “admissions millionaires” WELCOME TO GERMANY and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY. A total of 3.2 million euros in reference funding was disbursed among 60 distribution companies. The most successful producers of 2016 prize went to the Munich-based Wiedemann & Berg Film. Three of their productions, including Germany’s top admissions hit of 2016, WELCOME TO GERMANY, ensured them reference funding in the amount of 1.6 million euros. An Industry Tiger also went to the most successful female producers Maren Ade and Janine Jackowski of Komplizen Film for TONI ERDMANN. A total of 12.8 million euros was awarded in the production category for 61 theatrical features. The funding money may be utilized by the producers and distributors within the next three years without further co-determination by funding committees.