CFAs: NFF Funding Scheme for Film Festival (Netherlands)

The Film Festival Scheme focuses on film festivals with a diverse programme of professional (inter)national films of artistic and substantive quality, which offer visitors and film professionals the opportunity to gain more insight into and learn about new developments in the field of cinematography.

Eligible festivals are festivals with a diverse program of (inter)national films of artistic and content quality, which offer visitors and film professionals the opportunity to gain more insight into and learn about new developments in the field of cinematography.

Funding Information

• The Film Fund’s contribution amounts to a maximum of 30% of the total costs of the film festival, based on a complete and detailed budget and a financing plan that ties in with it.
• These entry requirements are assessed based on the results achieved at the most recent edition of the festival.
• A maximum of €65,000 as a project subsidy for organizing a film festival;
  • That takes place annually on at least 6 consecutive full days;
  • With a festival budget of at least €300,000 and a maximum of €500,000.
  • With an audience reach of at least 15,000 paying visitors and with audience revenues of at least €50,000; and
  • a proven track record with 4 previous festival editions.
• A maximum of €40,000 as a project subsidy for organizing a film festival;
  • That takes place annually or biennially on at least 4 consecutive whole days.
  • With a festival budget of at least €150,000;
  • With an audience reach of at least 5,000 paying visitors and with audience revenues of at least €20,000; and
  • a proven track record with 3 previous festival editions.
• A maximum of €20,000 as a project subsidy for organizing a film festival;
  • That takes place annually or occasionally on at least 2 consecutive full days.
  • With a festival budget of at least €75,000.
  • With an audience reach of at least 1,250 paying visitors and with audience revenues of at least €5,000.
  • A proven track record with at least 2 previous festival editions.

Eligibility Criteria

• The application can be submitted by a legal entity specialized in film (i.e. not a sole proprietorship or general partnership) from the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is responsible for organizing a film festival that takes place in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This legal entity must have organized at least 2 editions of the festival in the 4 years preceding the application.

For more information, visit Netherlands Film Fund.