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Extended Realities; application for funding

The Free State of Bavaria promotes the development of high-quality and particularly innovative XR formats. To strengthen Bavaria as a media location, the program supports the presentation of XR projects developed in Bavaria at selected festivals and conferences.

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FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH

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To strengthen the creative potential of the film and media industry as well as media art in Bavaria and to develop a diverse media, art and cultural landscape in Bavaria with immersive content, developers and producers, filmmakers and artists are to be given the opportunity to break new innovative and creative ground with XR applications while at the same time achieving special quality. The aim is to contribute to strengthening the digital cultural and audiovisual sector in Europe.

The term Extended Realities (XR) covers immersive content for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) and immersive sound projects.

The FFF Bayern already supports virtual reality projects as part of its games funding and also narrative and 360-degree content that is produced with or without the involvement of a broadcaster/platform in Bavaria. These opportunities will continue to exist in the future: 360-degree films and narrative VR formats as well as digital games will continue to be funded in the established funding programs. The projects can also be interactive (see also "Further links").

The application must be submitted in writing to FFF Bayern GmbH. Applications received on time and in the correct form with the prospect of a positive funding decision will be invited to a pitch. Following a positive decision by the independent awards committee, a funding agreement will be concluded with LfA Förderbank Bayern.

The application for funding for presentations at international conferences and festivals requires an invitation from the festival or conference and is submitted informally.

  • Pitch deck
  • Calculation
  • Financing plan
  • Further documents depend on the respective funding area. Please refer to the information sheets of the FFF Bayern.

The application must be submitted online to FFF Bayern GmbH. Applications received on time and in the correct form with the prospect of a positive funding decision will be invited to a pitch. Following a positive decision by the independent awards committee, a funding agreement will be concluded with LfA Förderbank Bayern.

The application for funding for presentations at international conferences and festivals requires an invitation from the festival or conference and is submitted informally. The application form can be found on the website of FFF Bayern GmbH.

The submission deadlines of the FFF Bayern GmbH are published on the website of the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern and must be observed (see "Further links").

usually six weeks

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Status: 17.06.2025
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