Resource Center
Discover content we have put together as a product of years of consultations – digitally! In our Resource Center, we have compiled knowledge on a variety of different topics. Here you can find templates, application tips, overviews, videos, FAQs and various articles. The Resource Center is updated on a regular basis. Use our filters for quick results!
Ask an expert! #4 Work and presentation spaces
Whether it's a performance venue, rehearsal, exhibition space, or studio, finding suitable work and presentation spaces in Berlin can be challenging. In this article, our experts share valuable tips and tricks to support you.
Fachkundige Stellungnahme: What it's all about
You want to know what the Fachkundige Stellungnahme (expert statement) is all about? Read this to get an overview.
Consultation and support
Are you interested in consultation, networking or support services? Berlin offers a wide range of opportunities for artists and cultural professionals - free of charge, funded, or for a small fee. Here, we have compiled various opportunities for you, clustered by sector and field.
Recommendations: lower fee limits
Many artists find it difficult to calculate fees and charges for artistic services and works. Here we provide an overview of sector-specific recommendations on lower fee limits from interest groups.
Ask an expert! #3 Funding application knowledge
In our video series Ask an expert! experts answer questions which artists and cultural professionals often ask us in our day-to-day work. This article is about "funding application knowledge".
Cost and finance plan? Tips
When applying for project funding, the cost and financing plan plays a decisive role. But what does it include and how precise must the information be? What legal principles must be observed? Here we answer the most important questions.
Support for Ukrainians
Are you a cultural/creative professional or artist from Ukraine or would you like to support them? Then we recommend you this overview of current support offers of the (Berlin) cultural scene.
Grants: Tips on how to apply
Every project is different. And different funding sources are suitable for each project. Choosing the right funding source raises the question of the right approach to the application. What do you need to consider? Here we give you some tips.
Factsheet funding: book project
In the factsheet funding for book projects you will find a list of funding programs from different areas. The funding programs are primarily aimed at creators of art and culture, and in some cases at publishers and publishing houses.
Film ab! How to produce a film
From screenplay to marketing: In our podcast "Film ab!" you will learn about the most important steps of a film production. In six episodes, Franziska Koch, Kreativ Kultur Berlin, talks with producer Joachim von Vietinghoff about the different stages of film production.
Ask an expert! #2 Funding opportunities
In our video series Ask an expert! experts answer questions which artists and cultural professionals often ask us in our day-to-day work. This article is about "funding opportunities".
All about crowdfunding
Crowdfunding or crowdinvesting - what's the difference? When does crowdfunding make sense? This and much more you’ll find in our FAQ on crowdfunding.
Ask an expert! #1 Planning, managing and accounting for project funds
In our video series Ask an expert! experts answer questions which artists and cultural professionals often ask us in our day-to-day work. This article is about Planning, managing and accounting for project funds.
Art and Virtual Reality: The Basics
In our 3-part series, our two experts Maja Stark and Leonid Barsht explain the technical and conceptual basics of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (VR, AR and XR) - with practical application examples and various projects from the field of art.
About the Artists' Social Insurance Fund
How does the Artists' Social Insurance Fund (KSK) work and who benefits from it? Here we give you an overview and explain the KSK.
How to produce a podcast
In our 3-part video series, our expert Christian Conradi from the podcast label Viertausendhertz gives you tips and answers on podcast production - from the basics to financing.
How to release an album
In our 3-part series, singer-songwriter Tara Nome Doyle explains how she got her albums released. Step by step, she takes you from funding an album to releasing it.
Kreativ Kultur Berlin Newsletter
In our Kreativ Kultur Berlin newsletter, you will regularly receive news and current events from the consultation center - with one click, also in English.
Approval process made easy
In our 11-part video series, our expert Alexandra von Samson explains step by step which permits you need for your event, how a permit process works and which actors and authorities play a role.
Cultural funding newsletter
We send out a monthly newsletter with information about current events, funding programs across all sections, and upcoming deadlines. You can find all previous newsletters here.
Corona special newsletter
Through our special newsletters, we have summarized the latest Corona aid programs and various support efforts from day one of the pandemic. All newsletters are archived here for you to continue to access.
How to do digital networking
International artist Stine Marie Jacobsen has a lot of experience with networks in the digital and virtual realm. Here she talks about her experience and explains what it's all about.
Our "Ask an expert!" video series
#1 Planning, managing and accounting for project funds
From creating a cost and financing plan to accounting for a project: In this article, our experts answer your questions on the topic of "Planning, managing and accounting for project funds".
#2 Funding opportunities
In this video about funding opportunities, our experts explain how to search for suitable funding programs and which research tools, Berlin-based resource centers, and specific funding programs are available.
#3 Funding application knowledge
From the basic components of a funding application to the right timing for submission, to formulating your project idea: In this article our experts present valuable insights and advice on the topic of funding applications.
#4 Work and presentation spaces
Whether it's a performance venue, rehearsal, exhibition space, or studio, finding suitable work and presentation spaces in Berlin can be challenging. In this article, our experts share valuable tips and tricks to support you.
Reading tips from Creative City Berlin
Music & Sustainability
What networking and support opportunities are there for music creators in the area of sustainability? In the series "Sustainability Consultations in Berlin", our community platform Creative City Berlin talks to Birte Jung and Judith Engelhardt about the Sustainability Working Group of the Berlin Music Commission.
Robert not Home Alone
After the Corona crisis, the cultural landscape is only slowly getting back on track. But the event sector and the music industry in particular are still suffering. Our community platform Creative City Berlin visited the culture hub House of Music in Berlin-Friedrichshain and asked: How has the music industry recovered? Read the report on this!
AI & Copyright
AI is increasingly being used in creative fields of work. What consequences does this have for the copyrights of artists and cultural workers? Our community platform Creative City Berlin talked about this with lawyer Karina Filusch.
Partner in Design
How are creative professionals legally organized? The design duo around Studio Kern opted for a partnership company. Our community platform Creative City Berlin talked to them about it.
A green label?
Berlin-based music company !K7 is the first label to pursue a Net Zero strategy and has submitted a comprehensive transparency report on its carbon footprint. Our community platform Creative City Berlin was on site and took a look. Read the report here!
Together strong
How are creative professionals legally organized? The architecture collective raumlabor opted for a flexible form. Our community platform Creative City Berlin talked to them about it.
Continuity and Security
How are cultural institutions legally organized? Theater Strahl changed from an association to a gGmbH. Our community platform Creative City Berlin asked them why.
Highlights from our Resource Center:
Cost and financing plan? Tips
What's the withholding tax? In our cost and financing plan template, we explain all the important terms to you.
Film ab! How to produce a film
From screenplay to marketing: In our podcast "Film ab!" Franziska Koch, Kreativ Kultur Berlin, talks with producer Joachim von Vietinghoff about the different stages of film production.
Kreativ Kultur Berlin newsletter
In our Kreativ Kultur Berlin newsletter, you will regularly receive news and current events from the consultation center - with one click, also in English. Subscribe now!
Recommendations: lower fee limits
Many artists find it difficult to calculate fees and charges for artistic services and works. Here we provide an overview of sector-specific recommendations on lower fee limits from interest groups.
About the Artists' Social Insurance Fund
How does the Artists' Social Insurance Fund (KSK) work and who benefits from it? Here we give you an overview and explain the KSK.
Grants: Tips on how to apply
Every project is different. And different funding sources are suitable for each project. Choosing the right funding source raises the question of the right approach to the application. Here we give you some tips.