Services for Everyone
Want to learn more about animation in Germany? Here you will find podcasts, recordings of past panel discussions and industry talks, as well as information about our regular networking meetups.
Information About and for the German Animation Industry
We regularly provide information on key topics and challenges facing the animation sector. We are active at festivals, conferences, and industry events, engage in advocacy work, and organize talks, panels, and workshops on a regular basis.
Among the issues we are particularly committed to are film funding, distribution, networking, film policy, accessibility, equal opportunities, and media law.
In 2015, AG Animationsfilm conducted an anonymous industry survey examining the working and living conditions of animation professionals in Germany. The survey addressed topics such as income, living conditions, and retirement provision.
PDF: Industry Survey (March 2026)
(available in German only)
In 2018, AG Animationsfilm commissioned a study examining the representation of animation within German television programming.
PDF: Television Study
(available in German only)
This study, published in 2021, explores the possibility of standardizing job titles and professional roles within the animation industry. One of its aims is to simplify the assessment of which positions qualify as creative authorship roles for collecting society purposes, particularly in relation to VG Bild-Kunst.
PDF: Study on Job Titles and Professional Roles
(available in German only)
AG Animationsfilm Is Authorized to Submit and Nominate
As the national association representing the German animation industry, AG Animationsfilm is authorized to submit entries and make nominations for various film awards and industry initiatives. An overview can be found below.
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BKM Short Film Award
Submissions are coordinated annually in spring. -
Bavarian Film Awards
Submissions are coordinated annually in September. -
AG Kurzfilm Catalogue
As a member of AG Kurzfilm, AG Animationsfilm is entitled to nominate films for the annual catalogue of current German short films. -
film.land.sachsen
This initiative supports AG Animationsfilm each year through a curated film program. Selected films are licensed for one year and screened at multiple events. -
BKM Jury Nominations
As a recognized German film association, AG Animationsfilm is entitled to nominate candidates for BKM juries.
AG Animationsfilm: Listen and Watch
Here you will find external features, interviews, podcasts, and media coverage related to the German animation industry and AG Animationsfilm.
Please note that access to the AG Animationsfilm Vimeo channel is restricted to members only.
Audio recordings featuring conversations with AG Animationsfilm:
Indiefilmtalk:
German Animation Cinema – April 6, 2023
Corso Podcast:
Producer Fabian Driehorst on German Animated Films – May 11, 2022
Deutschlandfunk Radio Feature:
An Industry in Crisis
Video
Unicato AnimaDok – 16.09.2021
Regional Meetups
Members of AG Animationsfilm regularly organize local meetups in different regions of Germany. Currently, active groups exist in Stuttgart, Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin, and Munich. A meetup in Cologne is planned.
Contact
Stuttgart: Stuttgart Animation Meetup
Leipzig: Trickfilmstammtisch Leipzig & Surrounding Area
Weimar: Weimar Animation Club
München: Trickfilmtisch München