Funding

Funding

LAB132 and tobspr Games Receive Federal Funding

Two more German game studios are receiving federal funding. tobspr Games in Munich has been awarded €320,441 for shapez 2 - Puzzle DLC. LAB132, based in Heidelberg, has been awarded €273,090 for Bor.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Federal Funding: Amount of Funding Can be Increased During Project Term

Under certain conditions, the amount of federal funding can be increased even for ongoing game projects. This is stated in the new FAQs on funding. However, tweaking or fixing mistakes you made yourself is not sufficient reasons for this.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Brussels Approves €7m in Funding for Games and Immersive Projects

In this year's round of games funding through the Creative Europe program, 42 projects received a total of almost €7 million in support. Four studios in the GSA region – three from Germany and one from Austria – benefited. However, most of the funds went to Denmark and Spain.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure

On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria

For their animated movie about the Paluten book series, YouTuber Patrick Mayer and production company Odeon Fiction from Munich are getting 300,000 euros from FFF Bayern in the current movie funding round.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Bavaria Finances Its Own Games Location Study

Bavarian Digital Minister Mehring is awarding 42,000 euros additional funding to Games/Bavaria for a game location study about the state, as basis for coming funding strategies. Results are expected in 2026. The study will be outsourced to Goldmedia.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Wiebke Wiesner Becomes New MD of MFG Baden-Württemberg

Wiebke Wiesner will become the new managing director of Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG). She will succeed Carl Bergengruen on July 1, 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Envision Entertainment and kr3m. media Receive Federal Funding

Envision Entertainment has received two federal funding grants totalling almost €700,000 for Pioneers of Pagonia DLCs. kr3m. media has also been awarded over €200,000 in funding.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Products

MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000

Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Tiny Roar Received €201,365 of Federal Funding

The Hamburg-based studio Tiny Roar has received €201,365 in funding from the Federal Government's Games Funding Programme for "TR4 Prototype: A Coming-of-Age Story in a Green Post-Apocalypse".

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Business

Open Call For R42 Games Accelerator 2026 Started

Founders have until November 30 to apply for the R42 Games Accelerator 2026. Mentoring and workshops are on offer, as well as the opportunity to use the R42 ecosystem and infrastructure.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Tunermaxx, Litejoy, Bitfall and Edurino Received Funding From the BMWE

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) is funding several German games projects. Grants will go to Tunermaxx Media from Berlin, Litejoy Games from Berlin, Bitfall Studios from Petersberg, and Edurino from Munich.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read