Film Facts and Figures of the Netherlands
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Film facts and figures of The Netherlands SEPTEMBER 2014 1 Content 4 Introduction 5 Key Figures 7 chapter 1 Production and Financing 17 chapter 2 Releases 20 chapter 3 Dutch films internationally 24 chapter 4 Distribution 30 chapter 5 Exhibition 36 chapter 6 DVD/Blu Ray/VOD 40 chapter 7 TV HEART STREET/HARTENSTRAAT 2 3 Key Figures Year 2013 in review The Netherlands 2013 The Netherlands boasts a vibrant film industry with an open attitude towards international Population (2014-June) 16,857,807 Exhibition co-production. In 2013, 22 Dutch feature Government/political organisation Constitutional Monarchy Number of cinemas (of which 113 film theaters) 261 length films were selected to one of the Average G.D.P. 2013 (billion €) 599 Number of screens 828 major international film festivals. For the first Regulatory body for media Ministry of Education, Culture and Science - digital screens 2K/4K 100% time in 38 years, a Dutch film succeeded to Number of seats 136,918 break through to the main competition of the Production and Financing Number of admissions per capita 1.8 world’s leading film festival with the selection National funding (available budgets) Average ticket price (€) 8.10 of Borgman by Dutch film maker Alex van Subsidies Arts department, Film Fund1 36,782,255 Average film rental percentage of GBO 40.05% Warmerdam for the Golden Palm competition Subsidies Arts department, excluding Netherlands Film Fund2 11,050,826 of the Cannes International Film Festival 2013. Subsidies Media department3 9,861,331 DVD/BLU RAY/VOD By the end of the year 2013, the Dutch Cabinet Total government subsidy to cinema activities 57,746,503 total value DVD/Blu Ray Sales € 168 m announced an additional 20 m euro per year total value VOD € 88 m will be available from 2014 onwards for a new Number of allocated project subsidies by Netherlands Film Fund 482 VOD providers in the Netherlands 14 incentive scheme to attract inward investment. Number of Dutch households watching VOD, June 2014 3 m Tuschinski Fund (private fund) 3,070,000 With 6.3 million admissions the market share Film revenues (€) Production activity TV for domestic films in the Netherlands rose with Total € 507,000,000 releases 2013 European funding (granted to Dutch films & projects in € in 2013) viewers of Dutch films on public and commercial TV 48.7 m 4.8% to 20.6%. During the year 44 Dutch films € 95,577,000 total Dutch film production4 Development, Production, Distribution, Theatres, Markets, Festivals and New 1) Source: NVPI Marktinformatie were cinematically released and 52 feature films technologies support: Creative Europe support 4,456,743 Dutch Film Festivals 2) Source: NVPI/GFK 4) Feature films produced, other films were shot representing a total production acti- Media Mundus, Europa Cinema Mundus, Day&Date release 596,500 visitors top 8 Dutch film festivals 873,223 3) Estimated released (incl. minority coproductions) vity of € 84.4 million. Source: Netherlands Film Fund Film sales support 19,825 Total European (MEDIA) support4 to Dutch film industry 5,073,068 Production Production activity (million €) 95,6 Production support Eurimages (9 films)5 2,640,000 European coproduction funding (excl Eurimages)5 1,909,785 European coproduction funding (foreign tax credit)5 5,924,000 € 84,440,000 € 250,000,000 feature film local market share Dutch films 20.6% Theatrical total production activity incl. majority + minority international co-productions € 84.4 m Releases Domestic feature films released6 44 - feature films by debuting film makers 14 - features supported by Film Fund 41 Minority co-productions released or international premiere 9 - supported by Film Fund 9 Average cost of all domestic feature films (1000 €), excluding 5 lowbudget films 1,587 Average subsidy (1000 €)7 578 average audience Dutch features 158,769 € 7,197,000 documentary € 168,000,000 Domestic feature length documentaries released 19 Blu Ray sales1 - supported by Netherlands Film Fund 15 Animation films premiered 9 Completed experimental films 18 Completed shorts KORT!8 9 € 2,543,000 Dutch films internationally shorts and experimental film Dutch features at top 5 international film festivals 22 total screening of Dutch films at international film festivals 1172 prizes for Dutch features at international film festivals 89 € 88,000,000 prizes for Dutch documentaries at international film festivals 25 2 Pay per View (PVV) prizes for Dutch shorts at international film festivals 24 prizes for Dutch animations at international film festivals 16 1) subsidies according to the Cultuurnota, includes contribution Eurimages 2) EYE, IDFA, IFFR, Netherlands Film Festival, Holland Animation Film Festival, prizes for persons at international film festivals 9 € 1,397,000 Cinekid animation film 3) contribution to TV film, feature films, feature length documentaries, talent schemes Distribution through Public Broadcasters, CoBO, Mediafund 4) Creative Europe Desk Nederland box office total € 249.5 m 5) chart 1.3 € 1,000,000 admissions for Dutch films 6.3 m 6) including co-productions Blu Ray Rental3 market share for 4 majors 51.8% 7) Neth. Film Fund Supplementary Regulations + Film Fund: 8 films; Film Fund Supplementary Regulations only: 9 films; Film Fund only: 24 films market share for 24 independent distributors 48.1% 8) Netherlands Film Fund subsidised projects only 4 5 Market shares in admissions domestic productions 20.6% market share Dutch Films The market share for domestic films in the Netherlands rose with 4.8% to 20.6%. US product counted for 68.3%, whereas the European share decreased to 9.4%. France, Italy and Denmark had the highest domestic market share, though France showed a significant drop compared to 2012. Source: 2013 Yearbook Observatoire Européen de l'Audiovisuel 40.9 40.3 36.8 35.7 35.6 33.8 chapter 1 36.2 25.2 29.3 31.9 30.5 16.7 Production 17 30 23.4 32.7 28.7 24 27.1 and Financing 24.8 21.5 22.3 27.4 19.8 21.8 26.2 20.8 21.8 22.3 18.1 20.6 16.8 15.9 17.4 19.3 France 33.8% (2013) 15.9 Italy 30.5% (2013) 15.8 15.4 14 GB 21.5% (2013) 12.7 Denmark 30% (2013) Sweden 24.8% (2013) 12.9 10.7 9.3 Germany 26.2% (2013) The Netherlands 20.6% (2013) 5.4 Spain 14% (2013) 1.6 Belgium 12.9% (2013) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 NENA 6 7 1.1 Budget 2013 total total Submissions and expenditures per category and subsidy type 1338 1343 Film Fund submitted granted granted % spent amount spent % total total Feature Films support total 1208 1211 budgets & 1180 Production • Mainstream/commercial Production support majority (co-)productions Screen NL 19 9 47% 4,465,000 18.8% activities Supplementary regulations Screen NL Plus 19 13 100% 7,843,363 33.1% Telescoop 12 2 17% 1,157,140 4.9% Total mainstream/commercial 50 24 13,465,503 56.8% € 30.2 m funding for • Arthouse/cross-over Production support majority (co-)productions Screen NL 7 4 57% 2,100,000 8.9% Production support New Screen NL 14 3 21% 700,000 3.0% films and activities by Dutch Crossover 9 2 22% 1,500,000 6.3% the Netherlands Film De Oversteek 4 2 50% 600,000 2.5% De Verbeelding 2 2 100% 300,000 1.3% Fund Total arthouse/cross-over 36 13 5,200,000 21.9% • Minority co-productions Production support minority co-productions 39 16 41% 2,077,500 8.8% Netherlands Film Fund support is offered Development Script & project development for film development, production and Screen NL 128 62 48% 808,195 3.4% distribution for features, documentaries, New Screen NL 34 19 56% 204,500 0.9% animation films, experimental films and 578 601 541 567 482 43% 45% 46% 47% 40% One Night Stand 88 12 14% 0 0.0% shorts. In 2013, 482 out of the 1,211 pro- De Oversteek 43 10 23% 46,000 0.2% jects that applied were given funding. By 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Writer’s scheme 60 9 15% 105,000 0.4% the end of the year, the Dutch Cabinet Other support Post-production 13 9 69% 208,153 0.9% announced a Film Production Incentive, € 38,113,701 € 36,677,193 € 37,646,186 € 38,478,191 € 30,237,878 One Night Stand 12 6 50% 255,000 1.1% budget budget budget budget budget designed to attract inward investment Short fiction 104 9 9% 297,476 1.3% from the international film community Additional Funding 8 8 100% 1,057,500 4.5% from 2014 on. An additional 20 m euro will Total Feature Film 615 197 23,724,827 100% be available anually from 2014 onward for Number of submitted projects* a new film production incentive scheme. Number of allocated project subsidies Documentary * excluding applications Eurimages Production 15 6 40% 690,000 34.5% Source: Netherlands Film Fund Minority co-productions 5 5 100% 230,000 11.5% Teledocs 8 6 75% 521,665 26.1% Teledoc Campus 41 5 12% 75,000 3.7% Wildcards 18 3 17% 141,000 7.0% Script development 23 11 48% 148,000 7.4% Script development Teledocs & Oase 70 23 33% 48,000 2.4% Post-production 7 7 100% 127,500 6.4% Additional Funding 1 1 100% 20,000 1.0% Total Documentary 188 67 2,001,165 100% 3.5% Festivals 1.3% Special projects Animation Production 13 4 31% 397,179 66.3% 0.6% International distribution Dutch films Minority co-productions 0 0 0 0.0% 0.9% Distribution arthouse films Production Ultrakort 23 4 17% 104,000 17.4% 1.4% Domestic distribution Dutch films Development 9 6 67% 48,000 8.0% 3% Eurimages Development Animation Feature Film 1 1 100% 50,000 8.3% Total Animation 46 15 599,179 100% 3.6% Additional Funding 1.3% Post-production Experimental Film 5% Script & project development Production 8 8 100% 556,900 84.1% Development 9 5 56% 35,000 5.3% Post-production 12 9 75% 70,090 10.6% Total Experimental Film 29 22 661,990 100% Submissions and allocations per subsidy type Production