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MEDIA LOCATION BERLIN-BRANDENBURG -Brandenburg is one of the world s leading media regions, with nearly 4,000 film and TV businesses that collectively generate an annual turnover of about 1.9 billion per year. The capital region s infrastructure creates an excellent foundation for the production of TV and web content. National and international media professionals benefit from the expertise of renowned traditional companies such as Studio Babelsberg, Studio Adlershof, and er Union-Film. In addition, the high density of production companies such as UFA and service providers such as ARRI, as well as of additional specialists in areas such as set construction, special effects, post production, and casting, offers optimal conditions for complex productions. The production of series such as Homeland, Sense8, and Deutschland 83 high-end, internationally successful productions of the new fictional storytelling era bears clear testimony to this fact. At the same time, -Brandenburg offers space for the development of ideas, experimentation, and creative results to an extent unmatched by any other region in Germany. In, the digital scene is booming: innovators and start-ups operate alongside large media companies like VICE and Axel Springer, blazing a new trail in the media world. Video-on-demand platforms like Netflix, web TV providers like Magine TV, and multi-channel networks like Studio71, Divimove, and the 301+ YouTube collective have all established a presence in. In addition, one of only six YouTube Studios worldwide is located in, offering video artists the opportunity to develop their creative potential in the heart of Europe. Turnover in the -Brandenburg TV industry 709 million 1 billion +42% 0 100 300 500 700 900 million Companies in the -Brandenburg audiovisual media industry 7.222 11.177 +55% 0 6000 12.000 h The Voice at Studio Adlershof The ideal studio infrastructure for successful entertainment productions 2004 2013 Source: Medienindex -Brandenburg 2015 STUDIOS & LOCATIONS IN BERLIN-BRANDENBURG From Adlershof to Babelsberg to fernsehwerft the studios in the capital region are in high demand, and streets and squares in and Brandenburg serve as popular shooting locations for diverse film and TV productions. k Studio Babelsberg k Studio Adlershof k fernsehwerft k er Union-Film k YouTube Studio k CINE PLUS k HAVELSTUDIOS k CCC Filmstudios / Filmatelier Haselhorst k VCC Studiobetriebsgesellschaft k filmyard
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at MEDIA CONVENTION A meeting point for international media-industry thought leaders INDUSTRY EVENTS Exhibitions, marketplaces, and conventions such as IFA, Drama Series Days at the ale s European Film Market, and MEDIA CONVENTION offer insight into current themes and trends, while also drawing representatives of the international media, thus contributing to the worldwide networking of the capital region s media sector. Regular events such as Mediengipfel, VideoDays, Europe s biggest meeting of YouTubers, and the Germany-wide unique Your Turn The Video Creator Competition continually drive the industry forward. In addition, the media.net berlinbrandenburg industry network, the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services (VPRT), the German Producers Alliance Film & Television, and other industry associations help create ties with the political, academic and cultural communities. -Brandenburg......offers well-known industry events such as: k IFA k Drama Series Days EFM ale k MEDIA CONVENTION k Bambi k Prix Europa k VideoDays k animago AWARD & CONFERENCE... benefits from high-quality media-sector training and continuing education programmes: k Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF k German Film and Television Academy k University of the Arts k Innovation Center Babelsberg k Erich Pommer Institute k Institut für Schauspiel, Film- und Fernsehberufe k Entertainment Master Class TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION One of the capital region s declared goals is to ensure the supply of highly qualified young people in the media industry. The success of this aim is shown by the diversity of training and continuing education offerings from universities, state and private colleges, media academies, and other educational institutions. Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, German Film and Television Academy, DEKRA Academy, Innovation Center Babelsberg (MIZ), Erich Pommer Institute, Entertainment Master Class, and many other institutions offer study courses and training programmes in the areas of production, acting, screenplay writing, cinematography, and direction, as well as continuing education courses and workshops on media law, marketing, and management. European Film Market ale s business centre With more than 8,600 participants, an international marketplace for film and audiovisual content, since 2015 featuring a new platform for high-quality drama series
INTERNATIONAL, CREATIVE, DIGITAL: TV AND WEB IN THE CAPITAL REGION Channel Production companies TV productions Digital platforms and producers YouTube channel VICE Novafilm Fernsehproduktion MOOVIE Kundschafter Filmproduktion DEF Freemantle Deutschland 83 SundanceTV AMC Networks The VICE Reports - Tag und Nacht Letzte Spur Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach Eichwald, MdB Bauer sucht Frau RTL RTL Group RTL 2 Das Team ZDF Ein starkes Team UFA Divimove Deutsche Welle Kuttner plus 2 aspekte Blochin N24 Axel Springer Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten gebrueder beetz filmproduktion Kobalt Konzept berlin producers strandgutmedia Real Film Nackt unter Wölfen Tankstellen des Glücks Metropolis Worldwide Netflix MAZ & More Studio Babelsberg Arte Sky Deutschland Sat.1 Frühstücksfernsehen Applewar Pictures 16bars.tv ARD Degeto DOKfilm Fernsehproduktion X-Filme Creative Pool Talpa Germany Sat.1 Homeland Space Frogs The Voice of Germany The Voice Kids ProSiebenSat.1 Group Showtime CBS Kelly MissesVlog YouTube 301+ Die Stadt und die Macht Polizeiruf 110 Babylon Sense8 LeFloid ProSieben Studio71 Darkviktory Nilam Farooq aka Daaruum Robert Hofmann ARD EIKON Rundfunk - Brandenburg Thadeusz und die Beobachter BERLIN BRANDENBURG FILM COMMISSION (BBFC) LOCATION SERVICE Circus HalliGalli Got to Dance Got to Dance Kids Collective Studio71 Anne Will Menschen bei Maischberger Heiter bis tödlich Hauptstadtrevier Tatort Kesslers Expeditionen Kontraste With its constantly updated database of more than 1,500 locations in the -Brandenburg region, as well as consulting services for locations, equipment, and potential partners, the Brandenburg Film Commission is the natural first stop for production teams wanting to shoot in the capital region. BBFC provides pointers to the right contacts for film permits, offers advice on co-productions, and provides a comprehensive electronic commercial directory of production companies and service providers. Florida TV Endemol Shine Group Germany Endemol beyond Will Vincent TV Askania WIEDUWILT FILM & TV PRODUKTION
-Brandenburg offers a variety of financing and funding opportunities, as well as consulting services: FUNDING, FINANCING, AND CONSULTING k Medienboard -Brandenburg GmbH k Partner for Business and Technology GmbH k ZAB Brandenburg Economic Development Board GmbH k Brandenburg Film Commission k Investitionsbank (IBB) k Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB) Funding for development and production of TV and web content Medienboard -Brandenburg GmbH k www.medienboard.de Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber Head of Business Development and Funding a.vielhaber@medienboard.de +49 (0)331 7438783 Consulting on business locations, funding, and enterprise development Partner for Business and Technology GmbH k www.berlin-partner.de Birgit Reuter Project Manager / Creative Industries birgit.reuter@berlin-partner.de + 49 (0)30 46302338 ZAB Brandenburg Economic Development Board GmbH k www.zab-brandenburg.de Fernanda Lange Boettcher Project Manager / ICT fernanda.lange@zab-brandenburg.de +49 (0)331 6603227 Locations, Film Permits, and Service Providers Brandenburg Film Commission k www.bbfc.de Christiane Raab Head of BBFC c.raab@medienboard.de +49 (0)331 7438731 Imprint Published by Medienboard -Brandenburg GmbH info@medienboard.de k www.medienboard.de Design k www.simpelplus.de Credits Cover: Homeland Homeland Season 5 Blu-ray, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; inner section p. 1: The Voice of Germany SAT.1/ProSieben / Richard Hübner; p. 2-3: Aspekte ZDF / Jürgen Detmers, Blochin ZDF / Real Film, GZSZ RTL / Bernd Jaworek, Homeland Homeland Season 1-4 Blu-ray, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Voice of Germany SAT.1/ProSieben / Richard Hübner, Circus HalliGalli ProSieben, Got To Dance ProSieben/SAT.1: Frank Zauritz / Willi Weber, Deutschland 83 RTL, LeFloid svensonpictures.com, ellevant Ellevant, Anne Will NDR/ARD, Tatort rbb / Thomas Ernst, Sense8 Murray Close / Netflix; p. 4: Reed Hastings MEDIA CONVENTION / MaxThrelfallPhoto, European Film Market Oliver Möst