Apply for cross-genre funding for one- and/or two-year festivals and series of the Freie Szene (independent performing arts scene)

• Applications are possible from 03.06.2026 to 14.07.2026. The application deadline ends on 14.07.2026 at 2:00 p.m. Online applications must be received by 2:00 p.m. After 2:00 p.m. submission is no longer possible; transmissions already in progress will then be automatically cancelled. • The proposed projects must be developed and shown in Berlin, and must involve a majority of Berlin-based artists. The following formats are eligible to apply: • Series, sequences (Reihen, Serien) (a succession of at least three different events) • Festivals • Special programme focuses (e.g. anniversaries) • Natural persons and legal entities who have their primary residence/main office in Berlin and work professionally as artists or curators are eligible to apply. • The majority of the project participants live (primary residence) and work in Berlin. • The minimum fee thresholds (Honoraruntergrenzen) must be taken into account in the financing plan. • The funded projects must be developed and made visible in Berlin during the funding years. • Applicants may submit only one application. • No enrolment (Immatrikulation) as a student and no teaching activity as a professor at a university A grant (Zuwendung) cannot be made to persons who are enrolled as students during the funding period. Violations can lead to revocation of the funding.

Application for Project Funding Please submit the application and all attachments online. • Detailed project description (max. 5 MB, PDF file, max. 5 DIN A4 pages, including any cover sheets, photos, etc.) • File name: PB_Name of applicant • Please use the sample project description provided, which contains important guidance. • Sample financing plan (max. 5 MB, xlsx file) • File name: FP_Name of applicant • Please use the sample financing plan provided. • In the financing plan, ensure an adequate ratio between overhead costs (organizational team/project management) and fees for participating artists. • Any costs for removing barriers should be included in the financing plan. • If the requested amount differs across the application documents, the amount stated on the application form will be treated as the amount requested. • The financing plan must be balanced. Total income must equal total expenditure. • Note on projects: The annual totals are binding. Funds not used in the first year cannot be carried over into the following year. • Note for 2028: Project applications with a requested amount of more than 100,000 euros are not permitted. Applying for funding of up to 100,000 euros remains possible. • Note for 2027: This rule does not apply to funding year 2027. Applications with a requested amount of more than 100,000 euros are permitted. • Confirmation from at least one venue (max. 2 MB, docx or PDF file) • File name: SB_Name of applicant • Use of the template for the venue confirmation is mandatory. • The venue confirmation must contain specific dates, including years. • The project must take place in the funding year(s) named in the call for applications. • CV of the artistic director and the participating artists (max. 2 MB, docx or PDF file) • File name: CV_KL Participants_Name of applicant • Please include details of the artists' place of residence and place of work • Proof of Berlin residency (max. 5 MB, JPG, docx or PDF file) • File name: MB_Name of applicant • For individuals and GbRs (partnerships under civil law): proof via a copy of the identity card (both sides) or passport together with the Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) from the Einwohnermeldeamt (residents' registration office). • For legal entities: via a copy of the commercial register extract or the register of associations (e.g. for associations, UG, gGmbH).

• Financing plan www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/foerderprogramme/sparten • Venue confirmation (Spielstättenbestätigung) www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/foerderprogramme/sparten

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• Landeshaushaltsordnung Berlin (LHO) [Berlin State Budget Code] § 3 paragraph 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=HO_BE_!_3 • Landeshaushaltsordnung Berlin (LHO) § 34 paragraph 2 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=HO_BE_!_34

8-9 months: from application to approval

• Information sheet and further guidance (Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt [Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion]) www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/foerderprogramme/sparten • Funding principles (Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt) www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/foerderprogramme/