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Applications are currently being accepted for the Nederlands Filmfonds Realization of Short Animation Grant 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Realization of Short Animation scheme supports the production of original and independent short animated films for cinema audiences. A producer can apply to the Film Fund for a subsidy for the realisation of a short animated film of up to 60 minutes. With the scheme, the Fund stimulates a high-quality, diverse, relevant and daring range of animated films. The scheme does justice to short animation as an autonomous art form.
The scheme is open to films made with all animation techniques, to audiences of all ages and to both figurative and abstract films.Each year, a select number of short animated films are supported that connect with the international festival audience and manage to reach a Dutch audience through various channels (Filmpoule, Picl and other screenings).
An application for this scheme can be submitted by an independent production company (a legal entity, i.e. not a sole proprietorship or general 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 operates films and other audiovisual productions on a continuous basis. Furthermore, the following applies to:
Short animation with a length of up to 10 minutes:
The production company is represented by a producer who, as a majority producer, has been primarily responsible for the realisation and release of at least one free, non-commissioned film production* (long or short) in the professional Dutch film and/or television sector. If the producer makes his debut in the animation category, there must be demonstrable animation expertise within the creative team at the time of the application.
The producer representing the production company is not the same person as the director and/or screenwriter of the film.
Short animation with a length of 10 minutes or more:
The production company is 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 (long or short) in the professional Dutch film and/or television sector.
The producer representing the production company is not the same person as the director and/or screenwriter of the film.
Are you applying for a realisation grant of less than €50,000 for this project? Then;
a director who produces the film (of max .10 minutes) himself can also submit a production application independently. In the opinion of the board, the director must have demonstrable production experience in the field of animation. Previous productions that were created in the context of training, competition or self-education are not taken into account.
a producer who meets the entry requirements for development in this category can also submit a realisation application independently.
Apply for Nederlands Filmfonds Realization of Short Animation Grant
