Dutch Post-production Awards

The Dutch Post-production Award is aimed at supporting projects previously supported by the Hubert Bals Fund in their final financing stage. This round, an independent jury will award a single prize of €50,000 to be spent on post-production in the Netherlands. Award criteria are the artistic quality and financial viability of the film production and the added value of post-production in the Netherlands. 

The upcoming deadline is 1 December, 2021.

Applicants should arrange their dossier and prepare to deliver it when submissions open in November.  

General Regulations

• Only projects previously supported by the Hubert Bals Fund are eligible, under any scheme: Script and Project Development, HBF+Europe or NFF+HBF.
• Eligible projects should be in the financing or (post-)production phase and should have at least 50% of financing in place. 
• The applicant should be the Dutch co-producer of the film.
• Dutch producers can only apply with a single project per deadline.
• Applications should be written in English and all visual materials should be subtitled in English.
• The Dutch Post-production Award can only be spent on post-production activities in the Netherlands. 
• Maximum 10% of the award can be spent on transport, accommodation and per diems for crew members attending the post-production in the Netherlands and maximum 10% can be allocated as producer's fee for the Dutch co-producer of the film.
• An independent international jury will assess the applications and choose the winners.
• The jury's decisions cannot be appealed.

Application dossier

• Synopsis (1 page)
• Script or rough cut
• Optional if available: rushes and/or teaser
• Director’s and producer's biography and filmography
• Director’s statement (max. 3 pages)
• Producer’s statement of the Dutch co-producer (max. 3 pages)
• Post-production plan, including clear intentions on audio and picture post-production, visual effects and preferred Dutch post-production facility
• Post-production budget, including Dutch expenditure
• Post-production schedule (including picture lock date, final delivery date and expected premiere date)
• Top sheet of the total budget
• Finance plan
• Written explanation on finance strategy
• Letters of confirmation of secured financing
• If applicable: production schedule (including first day of principal photography)
• Release and distribution strategy