The legal office and consultancy specialises exclusively in the law of film, media and cultural funding. Within this specialisation, a full-service is provided. Most of the clients have further legal advisors. Due to the specialisation, the legal office is often recommended additionally by other legal and tax advisors as well as line producers and production managers.

The service addresses German and international producers and co-producers, financiers and distributors. Furthermore, the service is in demand from political decision-makers, associations and guilds.

The service matches the state-of-the-art structuring, filing and processing of film, media and cultural projects financed by German and European funding bodies that are applicable from Germany. This includes the application to the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF-Deutscher Filmförderfonds). Negotiations and applications to German bank institutions like Bayerischer Bankenfonds, HessenInvestFilm and the gap financing of the NRW Bank is part of the service as well.

Finally, applications to the national authorities responsible for certificates of origin (BAFA) and other German certificates like FBW and FSK as well as applications to the German tax authorities for APA (Advanced-Pricing-Agreements) are offered.

Within the specialisation, the office takes over the litigation and offers a second-opinion for public funding affairs.

The office also provides a confidential emergency service for projects in a current crisis.

Volker Otte, lawyer

Schreinerstraße 63
10247 Berlin
Germany

Phone +49-30-30 10 45 75
Fax +49-30-30 10 45 77

E-Mail: office@filmfunding.de                                                            
Internet: http://www.filmfunding.de