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Judith van der Kooij
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Netherlands Film Fund & Hubert Bals Fund: Co-production Scheme

Netherlands Film Fund & Hubert Bals Fund: Co-production Scheme

Nederlands Filmfonds & Hubert Bals Fonds: Realisering minoritaire coproductie
Funding for the realisation of an international co-production with a Dutch minority co-producer

In order to encourage Dutch involvement in international co-productions, as well as to help Hubert Bals Fund projects raise funds for their production, the Netherlands Film Fund and the HBF set up the NFF+HBF Co-production Scheme. Each year, a maximum of four minority co-productions are eligible for this grant.

The Hubert Bals Fund (of the International Film Festival Rotterdam) is dedicated to supporting filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe, in every stage of the filmmaking process – from script development to post-production.

The Netherlands Film Fund is the national cultural fund for the professional, independent film sector in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. It provides financial support for the development, production and distribution of film productions and film-related activities.

Under this scheme, the collaboration is between a co-producer from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and a lead producer/filmmaker based in one of the countries mentioned below. This may involve mobility / travel abroad.

Travelling from
The Netherlands
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten)
Abroad (outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Travelling to
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Discipline(s)
Audiovisual Media
Who can apply
Organisations

Only Dutch producers who co-produce film projects that have received HBF support for Script and Project Development at an earlier stage.

The NFF + HBF Guide contains all eligible projects and details of all eligible Dutch production companies.

For what
Project
How much

A maximum of €75,000.

Requirements
  • The project must have previously received support for Script and Project Development from the Hubert Bals Fund;
  • The total production budget can not exceed €1,200,000;
  • The overhead and producer's fee together amount to a maximum of 10% of the fund's contribution;
  • 50% of the awarded amount must be spent in the Netherlands (crew, cast, etc.);
  • The Dutch producer must have produced at least one theatrically released feature film.
  • The financing of your film production must be demonstrably and unconditionally secured from third parties in full within 18 months of the decision to grant the subsidy.
  • The applicant is entitled to a pro rata share of the worldwide revenues generated by the film production.
When to apply
Before a specific deadline
Within an application period
More information

Previous deadline: 20 Oct 2026

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NFF: Realisering Minoritaire Coproductie i.s.m. HBF
Hubert Bals Fund: NFF+HBF Co-production Scheme
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