Opportunity Title : Nederlands Filmfonds Short Animation Grant 2026

The Nederlands Filmfonds has a plan called the Realization of Short Animation scheme. This plan is to help people make animated films that are original and unique. These films are meant to be shown in cinemas to people.

The Nederlands Filmfonds thinks that short animation is a kind of art. They want to help make a range of animated films that are good, different and exciting. They want to give filmmakers and producers a chance to make their special animation projects. These projects should be interesting to people in the Netherlands and to people in other countries.

The plan is open to all kinds of animation. This means that filmmakers can use ways of making animations or new ways. They can tell their stories. Show their ideas in many different ways.

The Nederlands Filmfonds considers projects that're for people of any age. They look at projects that're realistic and projects that are more abstract.

Every year the Nederlands Filmfonds chooses some animated films to support. They pick films that they think will be popular at film festivals and also liked by people in the Netherlands. They help these films get shown to people through channels. This can include websites, special screenings and other events, like Filmpoule, Picl and cinema screenings.

The amount of funding that applicants can request depends on the duration of the proposed animated film.

• Films of up to 15 minutes: Applicants can request up to €110,000.
• Films between 15 and 60 minutes: Applicants can request up to €165,000.

The funding is intended to contribute toward the realization and production of eligible short animation projects.

The maximum amount available therefore depends on the length of the film and the assessment of the submitted project.

Applications must be submitted by an eligible independent production company that satisfies the programme's organizational and professional requirements.

The production company must:

• Be an independent production company established as a legal entity.
• Not operate as a sole proprietorship or general partnership.
• Have been established for at least two years in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, an EU member state, an EEA country or Switzerland.
• Produce and operate films and other audiovisual productions on a continuous basis.

Additional requirements apply depending on the duration of the proposed short animation.

Requirements for Short Animation of Up to 10 Minutes

For a short animation film with a running time of up to 10 minutes, the production company must be represented by a producer who, as a majority producer, has been primarily responsible for the realization and release of at least one free, non-commissioned film production in the professional Dutch film and/or television sector.

The previous production may be a long or short film.

If the producer is making their debut specifically in the animation category, the application must demonstrate that there is sufficient animation expertise within the creative team at the time of application.

The producer representing the production company must also be a different person from the director and/or screenwriter of the proposed film.

Requirements for Short Animation of 10 Minutes or More

For short animation projects with a running time of 10 minutes or longer, the production company must be represented by a producer who, as a majority producer, has been primarily responsible for the realization and release of at least two free, non-commissioned animation film productions in the professional Dutch film and/or television sector.

The previous productions may be long or short animated films.

As with shorter projects, the producer representing the production company must not be the same person as the director and/or screenwriter of the film.

Eligible applicants can apply through the Nederlands Filmfonds application platform.

Before applying, applicants should carefully review the official programme requirements and ensure that the production company, producer and proposed project satisfy the relevant eligibility conditions.

Applicants should also prepare all required project and production information before submitting the application.