Film Facts & Figures of the Netherlands 2025: Growth in the film sector brings both success and challenges
The latest Film Facts & Figures about 2024 show that the Dutch film and audiovisual industry experienced growth as well as bottlenecks. The total turnover in the film and audiovisual sector rose to over 1.7 billion euros, and more films than ever before were released in Dutch cinemas. The downside of the large film offering is fierce competition for both screening opportunities and audiences. It is more difficult than ever for individual films to stand out and attract a (cinema) audience. Although cinema turnover fell slightly, the Dutch sector showed higher turnover due to the growth of Video on Demand. At international festivals, no fewer than 99 awards went to Dutch films this year, including a growing number of VR/immersive productions.
Some notable figures about the Dutch film industry in 2024:
- A record total of 523 films were released in Dutch cinemas, including 88 new Dutch films and two re-releases. Thirteen more Dutch films were released than in the previous year, which contributed to the increase in attendance at Dutch films. Of these 88 Dutch productions, 36 feature films and 19 documentaries were made with support from the Netherlands Film Fund. Of these, the Fund supported a total of 23 feature films and 13 documentaries through selective schemes and 32 feature films and 15 documentaries through the Film Production Incentive scheme.
- While total cinema attendance fell by 7% to 29.1 million visitors, Dutch films attracted more than 19% more visitors.
- Total cinema revenue fell by 7% to €308.7 million.
- Total film & audiovisual revenue (cinema, streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray) rose by 15% to over €1.7 billion.
- Dutch films won 99 awards at international festivals, compared to 81 in 2023, including a growing number of immersive productions that were selected for Venice, among others.
- Revenue from streaming services rose by 22% to €1.3 billion, a further increase compared to previous years.
- In 2024, 15 Dutch titles were viewed more than a million times on Netflix worldwide, with Faithfully Yours at number 1 with 13.1 million views (5 countries, 4 platforms). AINBO: Spirit of the Amazon was available on 150 platforms in 104 countries with 1,415 streaming links, giving it the highest visibility.
- Pandabear in Africa, the most viewed Dutch cinema title in Europe, attracted 342,000 visitors in 17 countries. This film was shown in 26 countries worldwide with 1,822 screenings.
- The total Dutch production volume (the total production budgets of films and high-end series) rose to €259.6 million, a further increase of 13%.
