Apply for “New Dawn” International Film Production Fund

New Dawn Mission

• The international film production fund New Dawn is striving for a vibrant, open and inclusive film industry with true diversity of perspectives, filmic expressions and relevance for everyone.
• Public funders have a responsibility to support talented film makers without prejudice or exclusion and to give ample opportunity for multifaceted, original and authentic film to flourish. New Dawn strives to expand the international possibilities for the many voices and perspectives in their continuously changing societies, as a joint step forward towards a more diverse film landscape.

New Dawn is an initiative of (currently) 10 public funds aiming to open up the film industry to the many voices and perspectives in their continuously changing society. As public funds, they have a responsibility to support talented film makers without prejudice or exclusion and to give ample opportunity for multifaceted, original and authentic film to flourish.

New Dawn will operate as a production fund, by making additional funding available for film productions and by supporting film makers in setting up networks.

Funding Information

• In addition to selective production support already granted by one or more of the participating film funds:
  • Up to €200,000 for a feature film (fiction or animated film)
  • Up to €100,000 for a feature-length documentary
• Only a limited number of projects can be supported by New Dawn each year. For the first call in 2024 the budget is €500.000. The applicant will be obliged to spend the New Dawn grant on the production costs of the film. The grant is non-recoupable and there are no territorial spending obligations.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications for New Dawn can only be submitted by an independent production company (a legal entity) based in one of the participating countries of New Dawn, that produces and exploits films and other visual productions on a continuous basis. The participating countries are: Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Canada.
• Primary Conditions
  • New Dawn is open for applications that are in accordance with its mission. An integral part of the application is a joint motivation by the producer, writer and director reflecting on how they connect to this mission.
  • Eligible are film productions that meet all of the following criteria:
    • The production is a feature-length live action, documentary, or animated fiction film with a runtime of at least 60 minutes, with the objective to reach an audience in cinemas, at home and/or abroad;
    • The producer and director and/or writer of the production originate from one of the countries of the participating funds by nationality or residency;
    • The project has been granted selective production support, based on artistic quality, in one of the participating countries. A written confirmation to this effect is required from the relevant fund participating in New Dawn;
    • For feature films (fiction or animated): the production is in development or preproduction, with a planned first day of shooting after the submission date.

For more information, visit New Dawn.