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# MDM Awards $330,000 in Cinema Programme Prizes
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/16/mdm-awards-330-000-in-cinema-programme-prizes/
- Published: 2026-09-16T07:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T03:53:05.000Z
- Description: Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung awards EUR 300,000 (~$330,000) in cinema programming prizes to 30 venues across Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at the opening of the Leipzig Film Arts Fair.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Money, MDM, Puschkino, Moritzhof, #pool-2026-09-17, #focus-y50, #ai-generated

Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung awards EUR 300,000 (\~$330,000) in cinema programming prizes to 30 venues across Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at the opening of the Leipzig Film Arts Fair. The commercial category's top prize of EUR 25,000 (\~$27,500) goes to Puschkino in Halle; Moritzhof in Magdeburg takes the EUR 15,000 (\~$16,500) alternative/non-commercial first prize. The awards reward exhibitors for programming German and European films.

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