A co-production session at the Munich International Film Festival yielded insight into Prime Video’s strategy in Europe and saw a hopeful update from the German Film Fund on a hugely anticipated 30% tax incentive for film and TV. Dennis Maly, Head of Business Affairs at Amazon Studios in Germany, told an industry crowd there are ways for traditional broadcasters and the streamer to work together. “We are working on different models — there is a flexibility — so I can encourage anyone from the networks in the audience,” he said.
“There are ways that we can share costs and risks and have productions with a higher value.” Related Stories Festivals Trailer For Brazilian Director Davi Pretto's Horror-Drama 'Continent' Drops Ahead Of Its World Premiere At The Munich International Film Festival Festivals 'The Lives Of Others' Producer Max Wiedemann Says A Collections Agency For Artificial Intelligence Would Allow Rights Holders To Share Upside - Munich International Film Festival Maly said linear networks are often concerned about partnering with streamers on projects that could launch or end up on another platform after hefty financial commitments on their part. However, he claimed, “That is not the case, at least for the very limited amount of data we have, which has shown a very different a curve on our end.
.. [The productions] also worked for the linear broadcaster.
” Maly pointed to Amazon data in Spain, where the streamer works with Mediaset – “we are basi.