Documentaries & Docuseries

Here is how this works in practice. We give production support for documentaries and docuseries across the Netherlands, setting up crews, locations, archive access, and the flexible scheduling that observational and investigative filmmaking needs. Our team handles location scouting and permits, fixer and access support, gear for both intimate and demanding shooting conditions, and post-prod through editing, grading, and delivery.

Here is the breakdown. We advise on the country Film Production Rebates, a 35% cash rebates on qualifying Dutch spend, and on funding and co-production routes through the Netherlands Film Fund and the CoBO co-production fund. Because the country ranks first in the world for English proficiency, our crews work fluently with global directors and TV networks, and interviews and access conducted in English are straightforward across the country.

Here is the short of it. The Netherlands has one of the richest documentary cultures in the world. Its heritage runs from the pioneering filmmaker Joris Ivens to Bert Haanstra, whose short film 'Glass' won the Best Documentary Short Oscar in 1960. The Global Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, founded in 1988, is the largest documentary festival anywhere, a global meeting point for filmmakers, commissioners, and audiences, and the Global Film Festival Rotterdam adds further support for non-fiction and hybrid work.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The NPO public network commissions widely through member-based TV networks such as VPRO, long associated with ambitious documentary, and BNNVARA. This combination of festival infrastructure, broadcast demand, public funding, and a deep custom of documentary craft makes the country a top base for factual storytelling.