Financial Plan & RoadmapSection 00
The Wonder of Communication — Globally networking, locally rooted
Green Me Film Production Green Me Festivals & Local
Green Me · Berlin · Founder & CEO Nicolai Niemann
Figure anchors in this document (FIGURE F-01 … F-27) mark chart and diagram positions. Full specifications, data and diagram source are in figures-v5.md.
Green Me produces environmental feature films and operates sustainability festivals that connect the people and institutions able to address the issues presented in those films.
Green Me seeks ten years of funding to expand both activities. Films are produced with local crews in the countries connected to their stories. In parallel, Green Me establishes a permanent local operation in each participating country, including festivals, premises, a trained team and long-term relationships with schools, universities, companies and NGOs.
Each country operation is funded once during establishment and is expected to support its ongoing activities through local revenue. The request is presented in three funding scopes below.
The program is built to be funded in three cumulative scopes. Each scope is complete in itself and each extends the last; nothing is stranded if the next tranche does not follow, and nothing built at one scope is rebuilt at the next. Section 3 sets out the roadmap.
| Scope | Green Me Film Production | Green Me Festivals & Local | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALF SCOPE | Studio + 20 films | 55 countries established | EUR 2,209,000,000.00 (€2.21 Billion) |
| CORE SCOPE | Studio + 44 films | 103 countries established | EUR 4,400,000,000.00 (€4.4 Billion) |
| EXTENDED SCOPE | 3 studios + 220 films | 103 countries established | EUR 12,800,000,000.00 (€12.8 Billion) |
Extended scope is the full ten-year plan at the planned rate of 22 films per year.
Reading this figure: Half scope splits evenly between the strands because neither leads. From core scope onward the Festivals & Local commitment is fixed at EUR 2,200,000,000.00 — the full ten-year network — and every further euro goes to film production.
| Scope | Film Production, M € | Festivals & Local, M € | Total, M € | Bar width vs 12,800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half | 1,109 | 1,100 | 2,209 | 17.3% |
| Core (recommended) | 2,200 | 2,200 | 4,400 | 34.4% |
| Extended | 10,600 | 2,200 | 12,800 | 100% |
| Line item | Half scope | Core scope | Extended scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio acquisition, one-off | EUR 200,000,000.00 (€200 Million) 1 facility | EUR 200,000,000.00 (€200 Million) 1 facility | EUR 600,000,000.00 (€600 Million) 3 facilities |
| Film production | EUR 880,000,000.00 (€880 Million) 20 films | EUR 1,936,000,000.00 (€1.94 Billion) 44 films | EUR 9,680,000,000.00 (€9.68 Billion) 220 films |
| Development & contingency | EUR 29,000,000.00 (€29 Million) 1 production year | EUR 64,000,000.00 (€64 Million) 2 production years | EUR 320,000,000.00 (€320 Million) 10 production years |
| Green Me Film Production | EUR 1,109,000,000.00 (€1.11 Billion) | EUR 2,200,000,000.00 (€2.2 Billion) | EUR 10,600,000,000.00 (€10.6 Billion) |
| Green Me Festivals & Local | EUR 1,100,000,000.00 (€1.1 Billion) 5 years, 55 countries | EUR 2,200,000,000.00 (€2.2 Billion) 10 years, 103 countries | EUR 2,200,000,000.00 (€2.2 Billion) 10 years, 103 countries |
| TOTAL | EUR 2,209,000,000.00 (€2.21 Billion) | EUR 4,400,000,000.00 (€4.4 Billion) | EUR 12,800,000,000.00 (€12.8 Billion) |
Reading this figure: At core scope the split is even: EUR 2,200,000,000.00 builds permanent operations in 103 countries, EUR 2,200,000,000.00 produces 44 feature films and buys the studio that makes them. Development and contingency is 1.5% of the total, because 222 scripts are already owned.
| Line item | M € | Share | Colour | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Me Festivals & Local | 2,200 | 50.0% | gm-green-dark | 10 years, 103 countries established |
| Film production | 1,936 | 44.0% | gm-gold | 44 films at 44 M € |
| Studio acquisition, one-off | 200 | 4.5% | gm-brown | 1 facility |
| Development & contingency | 64 | 1.5% | gm-sage | 2 production years |
| Total | 4,400 | 100% |
Unit costs are constant across all three scopes. Only the quantities change. The Green Me Festivals & Local unit is one country established — a one-off cost, not a recurring one. A country is built once and then carries itself. Section 5.2 sets out what the figure covers.
| Unit | Cost |
|---|---|
| Feature film | EUR 44,000,000.00 (€44 Million) |
| Production studio acquisition, per facility | EUR 200,000,000.00 (€200 Million) |
| Establishing a country — flagship, and the recurring Berlin January flagship | EUR 20,000,000.00 (€20 Million) |
| Establishing a country — regular | EUR 18,000,000.00 (€18 Million) |
| Annual film production, 22 films | EUR 968,000,000.00 (€968 Million) |
| Annual development & contingency, per production year | EUR 32,000,000.00 (€32 Million) |
| Annual Green Me Festivals & Local program — 11 new countries plus Berlin | EUR 220,000,000.00 (€220 Million) |
| Deliverable | Half | Core | Extended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature films produced | 20 | 44 | 220 |
| Production studios acquired | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Festivals staged during the funded period | 60 | 120 | 120 |
| Countries with a permanent local operation | 55 | 103 | 103 |
| Film production years funded | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Years of country establishment funded | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Movie SPVs established | 20 | 44 | 220 |
| Regional headquarters established | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Asset | Detail |
|---|---|
| Owned environmental feature scripts | 222 |
| International film awards | 80, including Oscar short list and Cannes Lions |
| Festival operating history | Annually in Berlin since 2008, on the occasion of the Berlinale |
| Festival footprint | 20 venues, 5 countries, 4 continents |
| Festival audience to date | 1,000,000+ visitors across 50 locations |
| Reach KPI, single Berlin festival | 250 M |
| Federal patronage | German Federal Minister for the Environment |
| Head-of-state endorsement | H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco — video message and financial support |
| Sector experience | 18 years producing across four continents; team active four decades |
| Value | Label |
|---|---|
| 222 | Owned environmental feature scripts |
| 80 | International film awards, incl. Oscar short list and Cannes Lions |
| Since 2008 | Berlin festival, annually, on the occasion of the Berlinale |
| 20 venues · 5 countries · 4 continents | Festival footprint |
| 1,000,000+ | Festival visitors to date, across 50 locations |
| 250 M | Reach KPI, single Berlin festival |
| Federal patronage | German Federal Minister for the Environment |
| Head of state | H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco — video message and financial support |
| 18 years | Producing across four continents; team active four decades |