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IN BERLIN - BRANDENBURG
MEDIA LOCATION
BERLIN-BRANDENBURG
Berlin-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 Berlin Adlershof, and Berliner Union-Film.
In addition, the high density of production companies such as UFA and
service providers such as ARRI Media, 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 fictio-
nal storytelling era – bears clear testimony to this fact. At the same
time, Berlin-Brandenburg offers space for the development of ideas,
experimentation, and creative results to an extent unmatched by
any other region in Germany. In Berlin, the digital scene is booming:
innovators and start-ups operate alongside large media companies
like VICE Media 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 Berlin.
In addition, one of only six YouTube Studios worldwide is located in
Berlin, offering video artists the opportunity to develop their creative
potential in the heart of Europe.
Turnover in the Berlin-Brandenburg TV industry
€ 709 million
+42%
€ 1 billion
0
100
300
500
700
900
€ million
Companies in the Berlin-Brandenburg audiovisual media industry
7.222
+55%
11.177
0
6000
2004
h “The Voice” at Studio Berlin Adlershof
The ideal studio infrastructure for successful entertainment productions
12.000
2013
Source: Medienindex Berlin-Brandenburg 2015
STUDIOS & LOCATIONS IN BERLIN-BRANDENBURG
From Berlin Adlershof to Babelsberg to fernsehwerft – the studios in the capital region are in high demand, and streets and squares in Berlin
and Brandenburg serve as popular shooting locations for diverse film and TV productions.
k Studio Babelsberg
k CINE PLUS
k Studio Berlin Adlershof
k HAVELSTUDIOS
k fernsehwerft
k CCC Filmstudios / Filmatelier Haselhorst
k Berliner Union-Film
k VCC Studiobetriebsgesellschaft
k YouTube Studio Berlin
k filmyard
Berlin-Brandenburg...
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at MEDIA CONVENTION Berlin
A meeting point for international media-industry thought leaders
...offers well-known industry events such as:
k IFA
k Drama Series Days | EFM Berlinale
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Exhibitions, marketplaces, and conventions such as IFA, Drama Series
Days at the Berlinale’s European Film Market, and MEDIA CONVENTION
Berlin 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.
k MEDIA CONVENTION Berlin
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 Berlin
k Berlin University of the Arts
k Media 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 Berlin, DEKRA Media
Academy, Media 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 –
Berlinale’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 Media
Novafilm
Fernsehproduktion
MOOVIE
Letzte
Spur
Berlin
Schuld nach
Ferdinand von
Schirach
Kundschafter
Filmproduktion
Freemantle
Media
DEF Media
SundanceTV
—
AMC Networks
Deutschland
83
Bauer
sucht Frau
Eichwald,
MdB
RTL Group
RTL
Das Team
Kuttner
plus 2
ZDF
aspekte
Ein starkes
Team
Blochin
Berlin Tag und
Nacht
The VICE
Reports
RTL 2
UFA
Divimove
Axel
Springer
N24
Deutsche Welle
gebrueder
beetz
filmproduktion
Gute Zeiten,
Schlechte
Zeiten
Real Film
Berlin
strandgutmedia
MAZ & More
Tankstellen
des
Glücks
Nackt unter
Wölfen
berlin
producers
Kobalt
Konzept
Worldwide
Berlin
Metropolis
Studio
Babelsberg
Sky
Deutschland
Arte
Sat.1
Frühstücksfernsehen
Talpa
Germany
Sat.1
Applewar
Pictures
16bars.tv
ARD Degeto
DOKfilm
Fernsehproduktion
Die Stadt
und die
Macht
Polizeiruf 110
ProSiebenSat.1
Group
X-Filme
Creative
Pool
Space
Frogs
Homeland
Kelly
MissesVlog
The Voice of
Germany |
The Voice Kids
Netflix
Showtime
—
CBS
YouTube
Babylon
Berlin
Sense8
301+
LeFloid
ProSieben
BERLIN BRANDENBURG FILM COMMISSION
(BBFC) LOCATION SERVICE
With its constantly updated database of more than 1,500 locations
in the Berlin-Brandenburg region, as well as consulting services for
locations, equipment, and potential partners, the Berlin 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.
Circus
HalliGalli
Studio71
Got to Dance |
Got to Dance
Kids
Collective
Studio71
Florida TV
Darkviktory
Nilam
Farooq aka
Daaruum
Endemol
Shine Group
Germany
Endemol
beyond
Robert
Hofmann
ARD
Anne Will
Menschen bei
Maischberger
Heiter bis tödlich
–
Hauptstadtrevier
Will
Media
Vincent TV
Askania
Media
EIKON
Media
Tatort
Rundfunk
BerlinBrandenburg
Kesslers
Expeditionen
WIEDUWILT
FILM & TV
PRODUKTION
Thadeusz
und die
Beobachter
Kontraste
Berlin-Brandenburg offers a
variety of financing and funding
opportunities, as well as
consulting services:
k Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
k Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH
FUNDING,
FINANCING, AND
CONSULTING
k ZAB Brandenburg Economic Development Board GmbH
k Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission
k Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)
k Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)
Funding for development and production of TV
and web content
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
k www.medienboard.de
Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber | Head of Business Development and Funding
[email protected] | +49 (0)331 7438783
Consulting on business locations, funding, and enterprise development
Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH
k www.berlin-partner.de
Birgit Reuter | Project Manager Media / Creative Industries
[email protected] | + 49 (0)30 46302338
ZAB Brandenburg Economic Development Board GmbH
k www.zab-brandenburg.de
Fernanda Lange Boettcher | Project Manager Media / ICT
[email protected] | +49 (0)331 6603227
Locations, Film Permits, and Service Providers
Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission
k www.bbfc.de
Christiane Raab | Head of BBFC
[email protected] | +49 (0)331 7438731
Imprint
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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
[email protected]
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 Media, Anne Will © NDR/ARD, Tatort © rbb / Thomas Ernst, Sense8 © Murray Close / Netflix; p. 4: Reed Hastings © MEDIA CONVENTION
Berlin / MaxThrelfallPhoto, European Film Market © Oliver Möst

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