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.f film productions and film-related activities.

Destination

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 €1,000,000;
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.

When to apply

Before a specific deadline

Upcoming deadline(s)

17 Mar 2025