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The first 2025 round of New Dawn is now open for applications and we invite all passionate storytellers with fiction, documentary and animation projects to apply. So sharpen your pens and pull your focus, because we are more than excited to receive your projects! 

The international film production fund New Dawn strives for a vibrant, open and inclusive film industry with true diversity of perspectives, filmic expressions and relevance for everyone.  

Intended specifically to amplify underrepresented voices, New Dawn operates as a production fund, by making additional funding available for film productions and by supporting film makers in setting up networks.   

Applications can be submitted by an independent production company that is based in one of the participating countries: Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia), Portugal or Luxembourg. Applicants can receive up to € 200,000 for a(n animated) feature film and up to € 100,000 for a feature-lenght documentary. 

If your project aligns with the New Dawn mission, then mark your calendars: the next deadline is set on Thursday April 10th, 2025, at 17:00 CET. 

Visit newdawn.film to learn about our current criteria and don’t hesitate to reach out to Ezra Droog if you have any questions.