National fund Belgium, Brussels

Ontwikkelings- en productiesteun, VAF/Filmfonds (development and production support)

Run by VAF, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (Flanders Audiovisual Fund)

Once a Flemish script has a producer, this is where it grows: development money of which at least EUR 35,000 of the top tier must go to further writing, then production grants that reach EUR 1 million for a feature. Everything granted is published, and the writing grant you may have won earlier is counted inside the final sum.

Grant, €20,000 to €1,000,000Open to writers in BelgiumA production company

Animation committee Nov 17, 2026 (closes in 16 days)

The money

Amount
€20,000 to €1,000,000Fiction development EUR 20,000 or EUR 60,000 (most of it for further script work); documentary development EUR 20,000 to EUR 50,000; majority-Flemish fiction production in three tracks of EUR 300,000, EUR 700,000 and a fixed EUR 1,000,000; documentary production EUR 40,000 to EUR 190,000. Earlier script and development grants are deducted.
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Belgium
Rules
An independent producer that is a legal person; the fund expects other financing or commitments beside its own and applies state-aid intensity limits. Applications and scripts are in Dutch or translated. Minority Flemish co-productions have their own lower caps.
Stages
Development and production
Formats
Feature, Documentary, Animation, Short
Language of the application
Dutch

When to apply

The next closing date is Nov 17, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Two to three deadlines a year per committee; fiction dates for 2027 not yet listed.

RoundCloses
Animation committeeNov 17, 2026
Documentary and FilmLab committeesDec 3, 2026

Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.

What it gives besides money

A hearing before the committee for production requests of EUR 200,000 or more.

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