15th Netherlands Production Platform
Holland Film Meeting September 26th to 29th, 2013 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Utrecht will again be the key location for the finance of quality independent film. This year the Holland Film Meeting (HFM) celebrates its 26th birthday and will, as in previous years, look to stimulate a high level of co-production activity between many of Europe’s leading representatives from the Dutch, European and global film industry.
At the Netherlands Production Platform (NPP), the core event of the HFM, approximately 20 Dutch and European feature films in development will be introduced to a selected group of top international film industry professionals from the production, finance, sales and distribution sectors.
Project requirements:
• Only European feature projects suitable for Dutch or European co-production will be eligible;
• Fiction, documentary, animation or transmedia projects with a minimum length of 70 minutes can apply;
• Some local financial support must be in place.
Conditions:
• Only completed forms will be taken into consideration. The following material is required: application form, production company’s profile, director’s and/or scriptwriter’s profile, director’s statement, synopsis, treatment, budget and financial plan, and (if available) director’s previous work.
• Once a project has been selected, a maximum of 2 representatives (director/writer and/or producer) should be present during the 4 days of the platform. The invitation includes 3 nights of hotel, travel expenses (economy class) and access to all festival events.
• The Holland Film Meeting requires the Netherlands Production Platform logo to be included in the credits of the finalized film. The NPP logo shall be send upon request.
• There is no entry fee for applications.
Deadline for project submissions: July 1st, 2013
Following the assessment of a jury of industry experts, the project selection will be announced by mid-August 2013.