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# ARD and ZDF Open Joint Call for Streaming Documentary Format
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/22/zdfkultur-ard-kultur-joint-nonfiction-call/
- Published: 2026-09-22T07:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T06:37:24.000Z
- Description: ZDFkultur and ARD Kultur seek a nonfiction streaming format on social cohesion and polarisation, with submissions open until November 3 and no budget named.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Buyers, ZDFkultur, ARD Kultur, ZDF, ARD Mediathek, #pool-2026-09-23, #ai-generated

The cultural units of Germany's two public broadcasters, ZDFkultur and ARD Kultur, open a joint call for a self-contained nonfiction format about social cohesion and how people handle polarisation, made for the ZDF streaming portal and the ARD Mediathek. The brief asks for strong characters with a German connection, a target audience of 25 to 45, and audience participation built on the tools of the Public Spaces Incubator, a public-broadcaster project ZDF helped found in 2022 and ARD joined in 2024\. Producers, filmmakers, creators and emerging talent can submit until November 3, with a decision expected in December and a premiere in 2027; the call names no budget.

**Primary**: [ZDF Presseportal, 22 September 2026](https://presseportal.zdf.de/pressemitteilung/zdfkultur-und-ard-kultur-initiieren-format-fuer-gesellschaftlichen-dialog?ref=scrolletta.com)

**Trade**: [DWDL, 22 September 2026](https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/107943/ard%5Fund%5Fzdf%5Fsuchen%5Fnach%5Fformat%5Ffuer%5Fgesellschaftlichen%5Fdialog/?ref=scrolletta.com)