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Baumi Script Development Award

Baumi Script Development Award

In Memory of Karl "Baumi" Baumgartner German and international screenwriters can apply with a synopsis written in English.

Karl "Baumi" Baumgartner was a film producer and distributor with an extraordinary eye for high-quality art-house film. As a tribute to his work, and in order to support his vision of free, independent script development of outstanding, international cinematic stories, Martina and Sandra Baumgartner, his co-founded Pandora Film and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW establish the Baumi Script Develo

pment Award, wich includes a prize money of 20.000 Euros. To be eligible for the Award, applicants must already have had at least one of their scripts filmed and it is obligatory to submit applications along with a production company attached. The jury will be made up of the benefactors and one alternating, renowned, international filmmaker. The award ceremony will take place during Berlinale. The guidelines and the online application form is available on www.baumi-award.com

The application call is open online each year from 15. September until 15. October on www.baumi-ward.com

22/05/2025

Dankeschön 🙏 to our juror Edward Berger and mubark ho 👏 to Saim Sadiq!
Jury statement and more about about the winners and their projects of the past 10 years:
www.baumi-award.com

22/05/2025

🏆🎬💥 10 Years of the Baumi Script Development Award! To mark the anniversary, the €20,000 prize goes to filmmaker SAIM SADIQ from Pakistan for his treatment “Little Men”. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Appreciations to all applicants for taking the time and efforts on their applications and a big THANKS to EDWARD BERGER for heading jury this year!!
photos: © Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Hubert Bösel

18/12/2024

Don't miss to send your application
our upcoming deadline
FRIDAY, 20. DECEMBER

20/11/2024

Oscar® winner EDWARD BERGER, the German-Swiss filmmaker of “Conclave” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” is our juror this year!!!

Application is open until 20. DECEMBER 2024
• Open for writers with at least one screenplay filmed
• A synopsis (3 – max. 5 pages) must be submitted in English
• Project should have a production company attached
www.baumi-award.com

Edward Berger
Pandora Film Verleih

27/08/2024

Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, who won the top prize at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight in 2016, is set to begin shooting her fourth film.

24/07/2024

Heartfelt CONGRATULATION to Dea Kulumbegashvili - her Baumi Award project 2022, with final title “April” has been selected for the competition of Venice International Film Festival!
We wish the entire cast and crew a wonderful world premiere and applauses for the tremendous efforts in making this marvelous film! 😍

16/05/2024

A big thanks ❤️ to our juror filmmaker Pan Nalin and Felicidades to Mariana Saffon!
Jury statement and more about Mariana Saffon’s Project:
https://www.baumi-award.com/files/mariana_saffon_to_receive_ninth_baumi_award_en.pdf

16/05/2024

🏆💥🎬 It took a bit longer this year, but finally – in Cannes - we are announcing the winner of the Baumi Award 2024: Congratulations to MARIANA SAFFON from Columbia !!! We would like to thank all writers and filmmaker for their great submissions and wish everyone much success.

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