International fund Netherlands, Rotterdam
Run by Hubert Bals Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam, with Creative Europe MEDIA
Finishing money for co-productions that reached the edit, from the Rotterdam fund's European strand. Thirteen films since 2023, one of them the Tiger Award winner of 2026. A rough cut is required, so this is for the end of the road, not the script.
Grant up to €60,000Open to writers in Creative Europe MEDIA countriesA production company
Next dates not yet published
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. The 2027 date is to be announced toward the end of 2026. A rough cut is compulsory.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 call (closed) | Jun 22, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
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Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
The Dutch route from idea to first draft, worth up to EUR 35,000 for the writer, open to an experienced screenwriter without a producer.
Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
Two years of script development money for a producer's whole slate rather than one film: up to EUR 420,000 to write four to six screenplays.
Hubert Bals Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam, with Creative Europe MEDIA
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