NFVF/NFF Thuthuka Co-Development Fund Scheme

Individual script coaching and/or coaching in the context of workshops is an integral part of this grant.

The goal is to write a full-script and create a pitch book, and to be able to apply for production support. Receiving a Thuthuka grant does not guarantee selection for future funding.

Funding Information

• The annual budget of the fund amounts as a rule up to 160.000 EUR. The NFVF will match the equivalent of 80.000 EUR in ZAR, taking currency fluctuations into consideration.
• No more than 4 projects will be supported each year, two from South Africa and two from the Netherlands. Each project will receive € 40.000 (or the equivalent in ZAR). A maximum of € 6.000 for producer’s fee plus overhead is included in this amount.
• Grants are available for script development.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are open to:
  • Established co-production teams based in the Netherlands or South Africa.
  • Teams consisting of producer and writer must apply. The applicant producer must apply with a scriptwriter from the other country attached for a feature length (>80 min) documentary, live action or animated film. No applications without a co-producer and the writer from the Netherlands will be considered.
  • There are no limitations regarding style or genre.
  • Applications should be submitted in English and signed by all partners involved.

Ineligible

• Live recordings, TV games, talk shows, reality shows or teaching and ‘how-to’ programs to be shown directly in schools.
• Documentaries promoting tourism, “making-of”, reports, news and current affairs programs and “docu-soaps”.
• Projects including pornographic or racist material or advocating violence.
• Works of a promotional nature.
• Institutional productions to promote a specific organisation or its activities.
• Projects funded in the 2021 and 2022 calls.
• Companies, Producers, writers and directors involved in the development of projects approved in 2021 and 2022.

For more information, visit NFVF.