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Netherlands Film Production Incentive invests € 4.7 million in 13 new productions

In the second round of 2018, 13 film projects have been granted a total of over € 4.7 million in cash rebates through the Netherlands Film Production Incentive Scheme. These projects will generate over € 18.3 million in production expenditure within the Netherlands. The contributions are granted to 12 feature films and 1 animated feature film, including 9 international co-productions.

Standing out in this round is the animated feature film Ainbo, directed by José Zelada and Richard Claus, produced by Dutch producer Cool Beans in co-production withTunche Films (PE). A major part of this co-production with Peru will be taking place in the Netherlands.

The films supported by the Netherlands Film Production Incentive in the second round of 2018 are:

10 Songs For Charity * (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of
€ 307,090
Director: Karin Junger
Script: Karin Junger
Dutch producer: De Productie
Co-producers: Minds Meet (BE), Altitude 100 (BE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, editor, sound recordist on set, sound designer, re recording mixer, composer, 1st AD, line producer, post production image and sound

100% Coco New York (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of
€ 278,416
Director: Ruud Schuurman
Script: Annelou Verboon
Dutch producer: Tom de Mol Productions
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, editor, production designer, sound recordist on set, sound designer, colorist, composer, costume design, line producer, post production supervisor, post production image and sound

Ainbo (animated feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of
€ 1,021,413
Director: José Zelada (PE), Richard Claus
Script: Brian Cleveland (US), Jason Cleveland (US), Richard Claus, Larry Wilson (US)
Dutch producer: Cool Beans
Co-producer: Tunche Films (PE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. head of animation, lead animator, sound designer, composer, VFX editor, line producer, editor, studio animation technique, post production image and sound

Circus Noël (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 358,000
Director: Dennis Bots
Script: Anjali Taneja, Karen van Holst Pellekaan
Dutch producer: Incredible Film
Co- producer: Phanta Basta
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, line producer, production designer, director of photography, make-up & hair, wardrobe, editor, composer

Jessica (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 45,698
Director: Ninja Thyberg (SE)
Script: Ninja Thyberg (SE)
Dutch co-producer: Lemming Film
Lead producer: Platform Produktion (SE)
Co-producer: Logical Pictures (FR)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. sound recordist, boom operator, steadicam operator, sound designer

Locus of Control (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of
€ 331,258
Director: Halina Reijn
Script: Esther Gerritsen, Halina Reijn
Dutch producer: Topkapi Films
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, editor, production design, sound recordist, sound design, colorist, costume design, make-up and hair, 1st AD, line producer, post production supervisor

My Extraordinary Summer With Tess (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 388,569
Director: Steven Wouterlood
Script: Laura van Dijk
Dutch producer: Bind & Willink
Co-producer: Ostlicht (DE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, editor, production designer, composer, line producer

Paradise Drifters (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of
€ 258,752
Director: Mees Peijnenburg
Script: Mees Peijnenburg
Dutch producer: Pupkin Film
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, editor, production designer, sound recordist on set, sound designer, costume design, make-up and hair, 1st AD, line producer, post production supervisor

Porcelain * (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 155,167
Director: Jenneke Boeijink
Script: Jenneke Boeijink, Thibaud Delpeut
Dutch producer: New Ams Film Company
Co-producers: Verdeoro SRL Unipersonale (IT), Wrong Men (BE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, production designer, sound recordist on set, composer, costume design, make-up and hair, 1st AD, line producer, post production supervisor

Raspberries with Mustard (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 69,081
Director: Ruth Olshan (DE)
Script: Ruth Olshan (DE), Heike Fink (DE)
Dutch producer: BosBros
Lead producer: Zischlermann Filmproduktion (DE)
Co-producer: Bulletproof Cupid (BE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. sound designer, composer, costume design, post production sound

Shit Happens (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 842,026
Director: Anna van der Heide
Script: Marnie Blok
Dutch producer: Topkapi Films
Co-producer: Menuetto Film (BE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, editor, 1st AD, line producer

Sunburned * (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 64,820
Director: Carolina Hellsgård (DE)
Script: Carolina Hellsgård (DE)
Dutch co-producer: The Film Kitchen
Lead producer: Niko Film (DE)
Co-producer: Staron Film (PL)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. production designer, sound designer, re recording mixer, composer, post production sound

Tailgating (feature film) has been granted a financial contribution of € 609,797
Director: Lodewijk Crijns
Script: Lodewijk Crijns
Dutch producer: Topkapi Films
Co-producer: Savage Film (BE)
Dutch expenditure: e.g. director, script, director of photography, visual effects supervisor, make-up and hair, line producer

* Re-submitted application

Application rounds
Mid July the Fund expects to announce the granted projects for this year’s second application round of High End TV-series.
The submission deadline of the first upcoming application round of the Incentive for Film and High End series in 2018 is 3 September.

The Netherlands Film Production Incentive offers cash rebate on the qualifying Dutch production costs spent in the Netherlands.