Netherlands Film Production Incentive invests €10.4 million in 18 new productions and 3 high-end series
These contributions will generate more than €40.2 million in production expenses in the Netherlands across the entire spectrum of Dutch film professionals and film companies.
Read the full list of selected projects below.
Selected film productions in the first round of 2026
- Campingflight to Paradise (Joosje Duk)
- The Sinterclaas Club Panic in Pietendorp (Martijn Koevoets)
- Tummy Tom Spring Surprise (Bouwine Pool, Albert 't Hooft)
- The Eighth Continent (Tomas Kaan)
- De Film van Rutger, Thomas en Paco 3 (Hans Somers)
- Flower Power (Sanne Rovers)
- Happy Days (Floor van der Meulen)
- Home Court (Elpida Nikou, Rodrigo Hernandez)
- Juf Braaksel en het Meesterbrein (David Cocheret)
- Maalstroom (Teddy Cherim)
- Our Bodies Our Choice (Ilse van Velzen)
- Quo Vadis, Aida? The Missing Part (Jasmila Žbanić)
- The Second Star to the Right (Markus Dietrich)
- So Much Love (Sergej Groenhart)
- Spike (Wip Vernooij)
- Gringo's Daan (Jamel Aattache)
- Woeste Grond de Film (Johan Nijenhuis, Aram van de Rest)
- Woiski (Nicole van Kilsdonk, Manoushka Zeegelaar Breeveld)
Gehonoreerde high-end series eerste ronde 2026
- Red Coral (Pieter Bart Korthuis, Eché Janga)
- The Camino (Norbert ter Hall)
- Maxima Season 3 (Saskia Diesing)
For a full list of the titles, including credits and loglines, see below.
Upcoming application round 2026
The next application round for Netherlands Film Production Incentive is 4 May 2026. The Netherlands Film Production Incentive offers a financial contribution in the form of a cash rebate on the qualifying production costs that are demonstrably spent in the Netherlands.
All projects backed by the Netherlands Film Production Incentive in the first round of 2026 are:
Campingflight to Paradise (feature film)
Director: Joosje Duk
Script: Guusje van Deuren
Producer: 100% Scripted
Co-producer: MOJO Concerts
Logline: When two twenty-somethings happen to meet on the train to a three-day music festival, one impulsive decision turns into an intense weekend full of music, confusion and longing — a sunny journey of discovering what what love can be when the world stands still for a moment.
Granted support: €810,185
The Sinterklaas Club Panic in Pietendorp (feature film)
Director & script: Martijn Koevoets
Producer: Jabadoo Holding
Co-producer: Dingie (BE)
Logline: When Sinterklaas's staff, drawings, and burlap sacks of presents disappear from Pietendorp, 10-year-old Pip discovers that her grandmother Tiny is keeping a big Sinterklaas secret. When Pip is allowed to go with her to Spain, she gets caught up in an exciting adventure in Pietendorp that will determine whether or not this year's Sinterklaas Eve can go ahead.
Granted support: €285,463
Tummy Tom Spring Surprise (animated feature film)
Director: Bouwine Pool & Albert 't Hooft
Script: Burny Bos, Linda Snoep, Abel Bos
Producer: Phanta Film
Co-producers: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (BE), BosBros
Logline: Dikkie Dik and Poes Muis discover an egg in the barn. When it hatches, the little duckling believes they are his parents. The cats learn what it means to care for a little one. When the duckling becomes sad after realizing he is different from his cat parents, they help him discover who he truly is.
Granted support: €319,713
The Eighth Continent (documentary)
Director: Tomas Kaan & Luuk Bouwman
Script: Luuk Bouwman
Producer: Scenery
Co-producer: Clin d'Oeil Films (BE)
Logline: As the war in Ukraine disrupts international collaborations in space, a new race to the moon and its valuable resources has begun. Unlike the 1960s, a large number of players are involved in this race. But who owns the moon? The colonization of the moon serves as a mirror for the major geopolitical shifts on Earth.
Granted support: €317,166
De Film van Rutger, Thomas en Paco 3 (feature film)
Director: Hans Somers
Script: Maarten van den Broek
Producer: Blooming Film & TV
Logline: When Paco disappears into a magical tunnel during her birthday party, Rutger and Thomas discover that she has been captured by the magician Zuma. To get their beloved dog back, the two men must travel through time to collect magical objects for Zuma, allowing him to strengthen his powers. Will Rutger and Thomas succeed in their mission and be reunited with Paco?
Granted support: €328,854
Flower Power (documentary)
Director & script: Sanne Rovers
Producer: Docmakers
Logline: In this cinematic film we experience how the flower lost its innocence under a blanket of poison. We follow the struggle for a cleaner flower industry, which is being held back by economic interests and ingrained patterns. How can you change existing flower traditions?
Granted support: €174,616
Happy Days (feature film)
Director: Floor van der Meulen
Script: Floor van der Meulen & Bastiaan Kroeger
Producer: Keplerfilm
Co-producer: Lava Films (PL)
Logline 68-year-old Anne lovingly babysits her grandchildren, while driving herself to extremes to please everyone. The more she gives, the more she loses sight of herself — and the more dangerous she becomes.
Granted support: €835,472
Home Court (documentary)
Director & script: Elpida Nikou (GR) & Rodrigo Hernandez (GR)
Dutch co-producer: Bind & Willink
Lead producer: Anemon Productions (GR)
Co-producers: Arthouse Blockbusters (BG), SGV (GR)
Logline: Born in Athens to West African parents, Miriam and Gloria, the star basketball players of their league, face a hurdle in their journey to triumph: they lack legal papers in Greece. To navigate a world that challenges their right to pursue their dream, the two friends can only rely on one another.
Granted support: €36,251
Juf Braaksel en het Meesterbrein (feature film)
Director: David Cocheret
Script: Michiel Peerenboom
Producer: AM Pictures
Logline: When Miss Braaksel returns with a mysterious scarab that takes control of the school, Lotte and her friends must face their greatest fears to save their class, their school, and themselves before Braaksel seizes power for good.
Granted support: €314,029
Maalstroom (feature film)
Director & script: Teddy Cherim
Producer: Graniet Film
Co-producer: CZAR Film en TV (BE)
Logline: A cargo of sand for a beach bar in Rotterdam is meant to be the salvation of struggling inland barge skipper Jan. Shortly after departing from Dunkirk, he discovers eleven East African refugees in his load. As he races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to see his life from a new perspective.
Granted support: €576,895
Our Bodies Our Choice (documentary)
Director & script: Ilse van Velzen
Producer: Scenery
Co-producer: IF Productions
Logline: As the influence of the anti-abortion movement grows worldwide, a new generation of activists is emerging, standing on the shoulders of their predecessors and unleashing a new wave of resistance.
Granted support: €102,964
Quo Vadis, Aida? The Missing Part (feature film)
Director & script: Jasmila Žbanić (BA)
Dutch co-producer: Topkapi Films
Lead producer: Assosiation „Deblokada“ (BA)
Co-producers: NGF Geyrhalterfilm (AT), Indie Production (FR), Razor Film (DE)
Logline: Shortly after her sons are taken, Aida receives information that they are still alive and being held captive on a farm in Serbia. A spark of hope awakens in her. She begins a fight for the truth that everyone wants to hide.
Granted support: €97,345
The Second Star to the Right (feature film)
Director: Markus Dietrich (DE)
Script: David Ungureit (DE), Markus Dietrich (DE)
Dutch co-producer: Bind & Willink
Lead producer: Ostlicht Filmproduktion (DE)
Logline: In The Second Star to the Right, 13-year-old Wookiee claims to be an alien studying humans. Bullied at school, he and his friends Elli and Oleg navigate friendship, first love, and self-discovery—realizing that though Wookiee feels alien, he’s human through and through.
Granted support: €143,188
So Much Love (feature film)
Director & script: Sergej Groenhart
Producer: Tom de Mol Productions
Logline: When Lorry, an ambitious Zuidas consultant, has to return to Amsterdam East to save his grandmother's Surinamese restaurant, his fast-paced life clashes with the family and community he once left behind. Will he be able to find a new place in his old surroundings, or has he truly forgotten who he was and where he came from?
Granted support: €285,467
Spike (animated feature film)
Director: Wip Vernooij
Script: Julia Smuts Louw (SA)
Producer: Submarine Animation
Co-producers: Diprente (SA), Beside (BE), Ionart (HU)
Logline: As the rhino with the biggest horn, Spike is the undisputed alpha. But his world is turned on its head when he becomes lost in the wilds with his estranged, teen son, Enzo. Things get even worse when Spike is dehorned by rangers! Spike’s self-belief is shattered. But he learns from Enzo that it’s ok to show your vulnerability, allowing him to rebuild the bond and find a way home.
Granted support: €603.881
Gringo's Daan (feature film)
Director: Jamel Aattache
Script: Tijs van Marle
Producer: Talent United
Co-producer: Aattache Films
Logline: When Daan spontaneously promises to pull off an overly epic gift for the party of his crush Layla, he finds himself facing an almost impossible task. Luckily, Grandpa Richard is there to help him. Well… help …
Granted support: €289,661
Woeste Grond de Film (feature film)
Director: Johan Nijenhuis & Aram van de Rest
Script: Marc van Bree & Johan Nijenhuis
Producer: Johan Nijenhuis & Co
Logline: During a sweltering summer in Twente, a temporary campsite on a farmyard brings hidden tensions to the surface, as three generations of a farming family—caught between love, ambition, and old wounds—are forced to choose what they hold on to and what they dare to let go.
Granted support: €377,328
Woiski (feature film)
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk & Manoushka Zeegelaar Breeveld
Script: Mieke de Jong
Producer: Graniet Film
Co-producer: CZAR Film en TV (BE)
Logline: In 1950s Amsterdam, a black Surinamese musician struggles with his father over what the best way is to adapt, as they try to cope in a society that sees them (only) as exotic entertainers.
Granted support: €659,780
High-end series
Red Coral (drama series)
Director: Pieter Bart Korthuis & Eché Janga
Script: Pieter Bart Korthuis
Producer: Fiction Valley
Logline A Dutch-Curaçaoan public prosecutor is sent to Curaçao for several years to strengthen the Public Prosecutor's Office. When she becomes involved in a case against a corrupt politician suspected of murdering his Venezuelan housekeeper, she herself comes under fire and her life is no longer safe.
Granted support: €850,000
The Camino (drama series)
Director: Norbert ter Hall
Script: Lex Passchier, Roos Ouwehand
Producer: NL Film & TV
Logline: A year after her husband commits suicide on the Camino, Lotte walks the same route and unravels a horrible secret about his past. A chilling tale of war, trauma and guilt.
Granted support: €897,776
Maxima Season 3 (drama series)
Director: Saskia Diesing
Script: Rifka Lodeizen, Daan Gielis
Producer: Millstreet Films
Co-producer: FBO (BE)
Logline: As Queen Máxima tries to maintain the perfect balance between state visits, world affairs, and three daughters who are becoming increasingly independent, she discovers that letting go is sometimes the only way to keep one another truly close.
Granted support: €2,100,000
Header image: Maalstroom
