The CoBO Fund is conducting a new round of the Telefilm Project. In this project, public broadcasters collaborate with Dutch independent producers. Twelve grants can be awarded for developing a synopsis into a screenplay. The selection of these twelve synopses is carried out by the public broadcasters. Ultimately, six telefilms will be realized in co-production between broadcaster and producer.

A Telefilm is a Dutch-language television film of at least 80 and at most 90 minutes, primarily made for television broadcast. The six Telefilms ultimately produced were broadcast in 2011 on Zapp op 3, in the Saturday evening slot at 7:00 PM.

This year focuses on family films that young viewers aged 6 and up can also enjoy. The stories are contemporary, thought-provoking, surprising, and exciting. They feature well-developed and engaging characters in a strongly told story, set in the present.

An important condition is that the plan is realized within the available budget of 800,000 euros per film.

Other conditions:
Submitting synopses is only possible for independent film/TV producers.
The synopsis comprises a minimum of two and a maximum of four A4 pages (written on one side only).
The synopsis must include a (working) title, author, and date, with page numbering, and must be submitted in loose-leaf format (no ring binders, plastic covers, etc.).
The synopsis is submitted as a single copy (one copy).
Attached: Clear curriculum vitae of the writer and the producer. This includes address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.
The entirety (the synopsis and curriculae) covers no more than 6 pages.
The writer and producer are NOT one and the same person.
The producer has relevant work experience.
Participation is open only to licensed broadcasters with a long track record in the field.
of substantive and productional (co-)productions of quality drama and/or (tele)film. Demonstrable
Affinity with and experience in co-producing 90-minute drama with a budget of approximately 800,000 euros is a requirement.
Synopses rejected in previous rounds can only be resubmitted with the support of a qualifying public broadcaster.
Synopses that do not meet these conditions will not be considered.

The synopses must be submitted to the CoBO Fund no later than 5:00 PM on May 4, 2009.

Visiting address:
CoBO Fund, Media Park, NPO building,
room 6.6001

Mailing address:
CoBO Fund, 6th floor
(In the top left corner of the envelope: TELEFILM 2009)
P.O. Box 26444
1202 JJ Hilversum

Email address:
[email protected] / please mention in the subject line: TF call 2009

For more information, please contact the CoBO Fund:
Tel: 035 67 75 348



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