Hubert Bals Fund deadlines for 2025 announced
With IFFR 2025 well underway and the Hubert Bals Fund continuing its programme of activities, we’re pleased to announce the upcoming funding deadlines for the year. Find out all the important dates below.

Development Support: 13 March 2025
The HBF’s flagship Development Support scheme offers grants of up to €10,000 for the further development of a script (e.g. research, writing, translation or hiring a coach or script consultant), or to present a project to financiers or other potential partners.
Please note, the application form will be made available for one week only.
NFF+HBF Co-production Scheme: 17 March and 6 October 2025
The Netherlands Film Fund makes available an annual amount of €300,000 for applications from Dutch producers who can be awarded a maximum of €75,000 production support in order to co-produce a project previously supported by the HBF. Projects eligible for the scheme are those that have been granted HBF support for Script and Project Development at an earlier stage, and which are now looking for funds to finance their production.
The project must have an attached Dutch producer, who should make the application.
The NFF+HBF Guide contains all eligible projects and contact details of all eligible Dutch production companies.
HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support & Post-production Support: to be confirmed
The precise deadlines of our two HBF+Europe schemes, supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, are still to be confirmed, however we expect these to be in the autumn.