Feature Film and Long-Length Animated Film Production Grant Program

The Feature Film and Long-Length Animated Film Production program focuses on supporting high-quality, majority Dutch feature films and long-length animated films. With this program, the Fund aims to contribute to a varied and distinctive film offering for a diverse audience.

They choose original and distinctive films with courage and originality, films that spark the imagination and tell relevant stories for the Dutch audience. They strive for the most diverse offering possible, with room for all narrative perspectives, segments, and genres, created by a balanced mix of experienced and emerging filmmakers.

Funding Information

• The following contributions can be requested for the production of feature films and long animated films:
  • A production contribution of up to €950,000 for a film with a production budget of up to €2 million
  • A production contribution of up to €1,200,000 for a film with a production budget of €2 million or more
• The Fund’s contribution must not displace investments from the market, but must add value and contribute to agreements made within the framework of fair remuneration and thorough preparation.
• The above basic contributions include the earmarked amounts:
  • €15,000 for sales deliveries, audio description and subtitling
  • €50,000 as a contribution to the producer’s marketing and promotion costs during the realization phase.
• The Fund makes an additional contribution to the sustainability of production :
  • A contribution towards the costs of the eco-manager up to an amount of € 3,000

Who is the scheme for?

• The Feature Film and Long Animated Film Production scheme is aimed at both novice and experienced filmmakers.

Who can apply?

• An application for this scheme can be submitted by an independent 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, the EEA or Switzerland and that produces and exploits films and other audiovisual productions on an ongoing basis.
• The production company is represented by a producer who, as majority producer, has been primarily responsible for the production of at least one feature film or animated feature film released in the Netherlands. The producer representing the production company is not the same person as the film’s director or screenwriter.

For more information, visit Netherlands Film Fund.