NFF|VAF Realization of Minority Co-Production Film Fund

Funding Information

• Feature film:
  • Maximum €200,000
• Documentary:
  • Maximum €50,000

Who is eligible?

• A production company (a legal entity, i.e. not a sole proprietorship or partnership) that has been established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a member state of the EU, EEA or Switzerland for at least two years and produces and exploits films and other audiovisual productions on a continuous basis.
• The production company is represented by the Dutch minority co-producer. As a major producer, he/she has been primarily responsible for realizing:
  • at least one feature film with a cinema release in the Netherlands (application feature film);
  • at least one (long) documentary with a cinema release in the Netherlands (documentary application).

Conditions

• The film production must have received realization support from the VAF.
• The total contribution of Dutch funds and market parties to the realization of the film production must amount to at least 10% of the total production costs.
• The national cinema release must be guaranteed in the country of the majoritarian co-producer by a film distributor or market parties from the local exploitation chain.
• The film production must be released in the Netherlands. The applicant must submit a written statement signed by a Dutch film distributor.
• Any financial contributions in the context of Eurimages and/or other European funding must be allocated to the applicant pro rata.
• The financing of the film production must be demonstrably fully and unconditionally committed by third parties within 15 months of the decision to grant a subsidy.

For more information, visit Netherlands Film Fund.