MDM provides over €6 million in funding for film and media projects

At its third meeting in 2025 on 22 October, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) funding committee awarded grants totalling €6,030,500 to a total of 49 projects. This includes several companies from the games and XR industry. This is a very positive development for us, as the games and XR industry in Saxony alone will receive €454,000 in support. Congratulations to all the projects submitted and their teams!

Here is a list of all the games and XR projects that received funding:

Games:
– ‘Oil is Thicker Than Water’, narrative roguelite by Polynormal Games UG (Leipzig), funded with €94,000 (project development/prototype funding)
– ‘Orbit Girls’, sci-fi adventure game for children and young people by Karsten Grünberg (Halle), funded with €30,000 (concept development)
– ‘Drasta – Geister der Kleider’ (Drasta – Ghosts of Clothes), a narrative adventure for children by Ectoplastic UG (Halle), funded with €30,000 (concept development)
– ‘Ec(h)osystem’, an exploratory adventure for the visually impaired and sighted by Enchoi Games GbR (Leipzig), funded with €30,000 (concept development)
– ‘Hacking Tycoon’, business simulation by Bitaggregat GmbH (Leipzig) with €30,000 (concept development)
– ‘Mission Poodle – Back to the Present’, time travel adventure for children by WeLoveApps GmbH (Erfurt) with €30,000 (concept development)
– ‘Skat Master Adventures’, adventure game with a skat-based fantasy setting by Ritter und Kinback GbR (Ilmenau) with €30,000 (concept development)

XR:
– ‘Atmosphere’, mixed reality experience with a focus on architecture by Reynard Films GmbH (Leipzig) with €300,000 (production)
– ‘Library of Dreams’, a documentary-hybrid VR experience about dream worlds by Abduct Media UG (Nuremberg) with €45,000 (production)

You can find more information via the links to the news, press release and overview of the funding decisions.

Image source: MDM LinkedIn page