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Deadline: 1 September 2025

The Dutch Film Fund launches the CineDoc Program for the production of ambitious Dutch feature-length documentaries, primarily intended for cinema, that strive for the highest possible cinematic quality in both content and production.

With CineDoc, the Netherlands Film Fund supports the production of ambitious Dutch feature-length documentaries. Based on their high level of ambition and associated qualities, these films stand out so much within the overall film offering that they have the potential to reach a broad (inter)national cinema and/or festival audience. CineDoc focuses on Dutch directing talent with proven national or international experience.

Funding Information

The following contribution can be requested for CineDoc:
- A maximum of €450,000 for the production of the documentary, taking into account state aid frameworks.

Who is this scheme for?

CineDoc focuses on Dutch directing talent who have proven themselves with previous work at national or international level.
This means that the director has made at least one feature-length documentary for Dutch cinema.

Who can apply?

The application for CineDoc can be made by an independent production company (a legal entity, not a sole proprietorship or general partnership) that has been established for at least two years in the Netherlands, a member state of the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and that continuously produces and exploits films and other audiovisual productions.
The production company is represented by a producer with demonstrable knowledge and experience, who has been primarily responsible for the production of at least one documentary released in Dutch cinemas and achieved national and/or international success with the public. The producer is not the same person as the film’s director or screenwriter.

For more information, visit Dutch Film Fund.