The extensive data from the survey with film festivals, experts and people from the funding administration (interviews, focus groups and an online survey) was analysed by EDUCULT and summarised in a report. Consultations were held with the client to further develop the funding criteria and procedures. The analyses and recommendations for future film festival funding will be presented to the professional public in summer 2024.
Baden-Wuerttemberg has an extensive film festival landscape with around 50 festivals. The festivals had to withstand special challenges during the pandemic and are also confronted with further transformation processes such as advancing digitalisation and diversification in 2023. The Ministry of Science, Research and Arts directly supports film festivals with around 1.76 million euros per year. In addition, other festivals are funded by the MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft and the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation. Smaller festivals receive funding primarily at the municipal and/or regional level.
In the state’s film concept, which was developed in 2019 and 2020, the state clearly committed to its support of film festivals. In the process, however, the festivals stated a growing need for personnel and relatively small budgets, which is why the analysis of the state film festival funding is considered useful in the concept. The evaluation by EDUCULT is a step towards a possible adjustment and readjustment.
Methodologically, three phases are planned for this:
Duration: September 2023 – Februar 2024
Client: Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg
Contact: aron.weigl(at)educult.at
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