The committee decided to support the following films:

ADIOS BUENOS AIRES in Argentina (Distributor: Cinetren, World Sales: Beta Cinema, Theatrical Release: December 7, 2023, Grant: 5.000 €)

AFIRE in Argentina (Distributor: IFA Cinema SRL, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: September 14, 2023, Grant: 2.500 €)

AFIRE in Turkey (Distributor: Yeni Bir Film, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: December 22, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

ANSELM in the Netherlands (Distributor: Cherry Pickers, World Sales: Hanway Films, Theatrical Release: October 26, 2023, Grant: 7.000 €)

ANSELM in Belgium and Luxembourg (Distributor: Cherry Pickers, World Sales: Hanway Films, Theatrical Release: November 1, 2023, Grant: 5.000 €)

ANSELM in UK and Ireland (Distributor: Curzon Film World, World Sales: Hanway Films, Theatrical Release: December 8, 2023, Grant: 10.000 €)

ANSELM in the USA (Distributor: Sideshow and Janus Films, World Sales: Hanway Films, Theatrical Release: December 8, 2023, Grant: 12.000 €)

CHECKER TOBI AND THE JOURNEY TO THE FLYING RIVERS in Austria (Distributor: Luna Filmverleih, World Sales: megaherz, Theatrical Release: October 5, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

DEAD GIRLS DANCING in Austria (Distributor: Stadtkino Filmverleih, World Sales: Totem Films, Theatrical Release: December 8, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

IN THE BLIND SPOT in Argentina (Distributor: Mirada Distribution, World Sales: Arthood Entertainment, Theatrical Release: November 9, 2023, Grant: 1.000 €)

LASSIE – A NEW ADVENTURE in Estonia (Distributor: Garsu Pasaulio irasai, World Sales: Global Screen a Telepool brand, Theatrical Release: September 1, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

LASSIE – A NEW ADVENTURE in Latvia (Distributor: Garsu Pasaulio irasai, World Sales: Global Screen a Telepool brand, Theatrical Release: September 1, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

LASSIE – A NEW ADVENTURE in Lithuania (Distributor: Garsu Pasaulio irasai, World Sales: Global Screen a Telepool brand, Theatrical Release: September 1, 2023, Grant: 4.000 €)

LASSIE – A NEW ADVENTURE in Bulgaria (Distributor: Pro Films, World Sales: Global Screen a Telepool brand, Theatrical Release: October 13, 2023, Grant: 6.000 €)

MIA AND ME – THE HERO OF CENTOPIA in Croatia (Distributor: Blitz Film & Video Distribution, World Sales: Studio 100 Media, Theatrical Release: September 7, 2023, Grant: 6.500 €)

MIA AND ME - THE HERO OF CENTOPIA in Bosnia und Herzegovina (Distributor: Blitz Film & Video Distribution, World Sales: Studio 100 Media, Theatrical Release: September 7, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

MISSION: SCHOOL OF FUN in Switzerland (Distributor: Praesens-Film, World Sales: Tobis Film, Theatrical Release: October 26, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

MISSION: SCHOOL OF FUN in Latvia (Distributor: Unlimited Media, World Sales: The Playmaker Munich, Theatrical Release: November 3, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

MISSION: SCHOOL OF FUN in Estonia (Distributor: Unlimited Media, World Sales: The Playmaker Munich, Theatrical Release: November 10, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

MUSIC in Brazil (Distributor: Zeta Films, World Sales: Shellac, Theatrical Release: November 16, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

RICHARD THE STORK AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT JEWEL in Bulgaria (Distributor: Pro Films, World Sales: Indie Sales Company, Theatrical Release: September 15, 2023, Grant: 7.000 €)

RICHARD THE STORK AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT JEWEL in Peru (Distributor: BF Peru, World Sales: Indie Sales Company, Theatrical Release: November 9, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

RICHARD THE STORK AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT JEWEL in Argentina (Distributor: BF Paris, World Sales: Indie Sales Company, Theatrical Release: November 23, 2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

SENECA in Spain (Distributor: Puntal Films, World Sales: Picture Tree International, Theatrical Release:  November 19, 2023, Grant: 5.000 €)

SISI & I in France (Distributor: Kinovista, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: November 8, 2023, Grant: 10.000 €)

SISI & I in Southkorea (Distributor: Andamiro Films, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: December 6, 2023, Grant: 8.000 €)

SOMEDAY WE'LL TEACH EACH OTHER EVERYTHING in the Netherlands (Distributor: Cherry Pickers, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: September 14, 2023, Grant: 12.000 €)

THABO in Switzerland (Distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich, World Sales: Wild Bunch Germany, Theatrical Release: November 9, 2023, Grant: 6.000 €)

THE BLIND SIDE OF THE HEART in Austria (Distributor: Filmladen Filmverleih World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: October 25, 2023, Grant: 4.000 €)

THE TEACHERS‘ LOUNGE in France (Distributor: Tandem, World Sales: Be for films, Theatrical Release: February 7, 2024, Loan: 35.000 €)

WEEKEND REBELS in Slovakia (Distributor: Magic Box Slovakia, World Sales: Picture Tree International, Theatrical Release: November 2,  2023, Grant: 2.000 €)

WEEKEND REBELS in Czech Republic (Distributor: AQS, World Sales: Picture Tree International, Theatrical Release: November 2, 2023, Grant: 3.000 €)

Please be aware that all release dates are subject to change.

Applications for the next sitting of the awards committee meeting can be submitted up until 16th November 2023.

The "Distribution Support" funding program was launched in 2005 and supports the theatrical release of German films abroad. Subsidies are awarded for additional measures over and above the release campaign which had already been planned by the foreign distributors. The support up to a maximum of 50,000 Euros is allocated in the form of a conditionally repayable loan. Funding of up to 15,000 Euros can also be allocated as a Grant.

The guidelines and the application form for "Distribution Support" can be downloaded here.

Contact:

Anne Heidebrecht (Head of Distribution Support & Previews)
Angela Sonntag (Head of Press & Public Relations)