Deadline: 13 January 2025
At the Film Fund you can submit an application for the production development of a majority Dutch feature film and a long animation film, intended for release in the cinema.
This last development phase focuses on the elaboration of the productional and financial-business setup of your film plan.
In the production development phase, a production-ready scenario is expected and it concerns the elaboration of the production and financial-business setup in preparation for possible realization. This includes investigating financing possibilities, the detailed elaboration of the production budget and a suitable financing plan. In addition, a limited amount is available for a final editing (polish) of the scenario.
Only film plans that have been developed so convincingly in terms of artistic content that there is a good chance of realisation will be eligible for a contribution towards production development.
Funding Information
- For the production-business elaboration you can request a maximum of €25,000 (incl. 15% producer fee & overhead).
Eligibility Criteria
- A production company (a legal entity, not a sole proprietorship or general partnership) that has been established for at least two years in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a member state of the EU, EEA or Switzerland and that produces and exploits films and other audiovisual productions on a continuous basis. The production company is represented by a producer with demonstrable experience in professional film/television practice and has demonstrable experience in producing and releasing majority feature film(s) and/or long animated film(s). The producer representing the production company is not the same person as the director of the film.
- From the project development phase (and previously artistic development and production development) the application must be made by a production company and may no longer change.
Selection Criteria
- In the selection, priority is given to original scenarios and a high-quality, diverse and daring offer. Mainstream films are expected to have a level of ambition such that the films attract a wide audience in the Netherlands in terms of quality and accessibility.
For more information, visit Netherlands Film Fund.
