The Netherlands Film Fund is selecting five ultra-short animated films of no more than two minutes via the Ultrakort scheme, under which both emerging and experienced animators can apply, together with a producer, for a production grant of up to €70,000 per film. The scheme focuses on visually strong films in which spoken text is secondary, while the selected films will be screened as a pre-program by Vue, the Dutch Film Theaters, and/or Picl starting in the autumn of 2027. During the selection process, it will be assessed whether the plans align with the audiences of these distributors, and the deadline for applications is Tuesday, September 15, at 5:00 PM.