Annex Form - Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission

mobility in Germany is available; however, a systematic inventory is currently underway and
should be available by 2013.
Founded in 2004 as part of the Berlinale, the World Cinema Fund (WCF) for feature-length
films falls under the heading ‘market access, products and services’. The Fund comprises
co-production and distribution support. With a total annual budget of roughly EUR 400,000
(USD 530,000), 1,651 films have been submitted from developing and emerging countries
since 2004, 93 of which received financial support. These films are shown at renowned
festivals and have already received numerous distinctions such as Golden Palms, Golden
Bears and Oscar nominations.
The Frankfurt Book Fair’s publishers invitation programme eases market access for
publishers from developing and emerging countries. The annual Guest of Honour
programme grants access to the international book market to developing and emerging
countries along with countries with small language groups. The DW-Akademie offers training
and professional development for journalists and broadcasting professionals in and from
developing countries.
However, these measures have not yet been conceived under the heading of preferential
treatment nor have they as such been quantitatively and qualitatively recorded and
evaluated. For example, this category is not included within the annual report to the
Bundestag on cultural relations and education policy.
Ensuring coherence of activities
One challenge for the implementation of the Convention is for German cultural policy to
ensure the compatibility between public support schemes and competition regulations,
particularly at EU level. The Convention is on an equal footing with other international
agreements, notably the World Trade Organisation (WTO / GATS). Therefore, it is necessary
to continually make all responsible actors aware of the Convention, with its respective goals
and background, and to support its implementation through coherent and interministerial
actions.