Cinema Release of Foreign Quality Children’s and Youth Films in Netherlands

Funding Information

• Up to €25,000 to support the P&A budget for the release of the film.
• An additional contribution of up to €15,000 can be requested for dubbing.
• There are three submission rounds per year.
• maximum of 15% of the fund contribution may be spent on (hired) personnel and overhead. At least 20% of the budgeted costs for marketing, prints & advertising must be demonstrably covered by the applicant.

Eligibility Criteria

• A film distributor from the Kingdom of the Netherlands who has continuously released films in Dutch cinemas and movie theaters for at least two years prior to the application.
• A film distributor may be eligible for a financial contribution if:
  • The foreign children’s or youth film is a distinct, artistic, qualitative and distinctive international film production, with added value for film culture in the Netherlands.
  • The film has been selected at least one leading international film festival the film is not sub-distributed.
  • The marketing and distribution plan with associated marketing & distribution budget and underlying guarantees regarding the cinema release and non-theatrical release are of such quality that, in the opinion of the board, there is a feasible, well-considered and realistic audience approach on the basis of which the film production will have an optimal national reach.
  • The film has a running time of at least 60 minutes (an exception can be made to the running time for toddler and preschool films).
• Children’s and youth films for which a distribution contribution has already been received under another Fund scheme are not eligible for a contribution under this scheme.

For more information, visit Dutch Film Fund.