Payments

Grant agreements are generally subject to the following conditions, which must be fulfilled within a specified period of time in order for the agreement to take legal effect: evidence of overall financing, presentation of all budget calculations which were submitted to the broadcasters (and which must match the calculation sheet submitted along with the application), and submission of a written completion guarantee from any co-producers with a major share in the project (see also Sections 6.3, 6.4 and 3.3 of the grant guidelines).

Once approved, grant funds are generally paid out in three installments after the grant agreement goes into effect (see Section 6.5 of the grant guidelines and the provisions of the grant agreement):

• 3/6 once the grant agreement goes into effect and all contracts evidencing full financing as well as the final budget calculation are submitted;
• 2/6 at the start of shooting, after submission of a shooting schedule, overall schedule and treatment, the crew and cast list as well as the final version of the screenplay;
• 1/6 after completion of the television project, after submission of the final cost statement, acceptance confirmation(s) from co-financing television broadcaster(s) as well as two DVD copy of the completed project.

The payout forms which can be downloaded below provide a clear overview of the documentation required in order for installments to be released. However, please note that deviating contractual arrangements may also be made with regard to the timing of individual installments. The installment request forms provided below therefore have to be adapted or supplemented in individual cases according to the conditions for individual installments set forth in each grant agreement.

Applicants are asked to request installments only once all of the documentation required for the payment can be submitted. Please note that grant installments can only be paid out if the installment request form has been signed by an authorized representative of the applicant's organization (note: please do not submit invoices!).