Guides

Answers to questions studios and freelancers in media production often ask: the short answer first, then the details and the sources.

• Booking dubbing voice actors: process, fees and contracts

  How studios book dubbing voice actors in Germany: request, confirmation, fees per take or day, usage rights under copyright law and the artists' levy.

• Billing takes in dubbing

  How dubbing studios and voice actors bill takes: base fee plus an amount per take, surcharges, mandatory invoice details and the artists' social levy.

• Finding sound engineers and editors for dubbing studios

  How dubbing studios find sound engineers and editors: search by trade, location and free days, holds, firm requests and what matters in a profile.

• Scheduling a dubbing studio: avoiding double bookings

  Plan voice actors, sound engineers and editors without booking anyone twice: one shared calendar, expiring holds, reply deadlines and calendar feeds.

• XRechnung for freelancers in the media industry

  E-invoicing for freelancers in Germany: receiving since 2025, issuing from 2027 or 2028, exceptions for small amounts and small businesses, formats.

• The artists' social insurance fund (KSK) and freelancer fees

  Germany's artists' social insurance explained: who is insured, who pays the levy, the 2026 rate of 4.9 percent, the de minimis limit and reporting.