Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)
The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) supports films, series, games, and podcasts, from idea to experience.
The VAF is a public funding body that supports audiovisual and games production in, and international co-productions with, Flanders. It includes three specialised selective funds: the VAF/Film Fund, VAF/Media Fund and VAF/Game Fund.
The funds focus on stimulating local creative talent, mainly by offering selective support schemes for scriptwriting, development, production and promotion. Minority co-productions can only apply for support if creative talent from Flanders is involved in key positions and 50% of the overall financing is confirmed.
Training
A part of the fund’s annual budget is allocated for professional training. VAF grants scholarships, finances professional training, supports and organises workshops, and is a partner in a number of international training initiatives. It allows both emerging and established professionals to gain specific experience and confidence, mainly in the fields of scriptwriting and showrunning, directing and producing.
Knowledge centre
Besides allocating a modest budget for research related to the audiovisual field, with a focus on practical surveys, the fund also has a knowledge centre that compiles funding and industry-related data.
Promotion
Flanders Image is a division of the VAF, taking care of the promotion of Flanders audiovisual productions in Belgium and abroad. It attends several festivals and markets, such as Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes and Toronto, and runs its own promotional VOD platform, screener.be.
Audience development
VAF also supports organisations that focus on a lively and diverse film culture in Flanders. Initiatives aimed at screening and dissemination of film culture, film education and film literacy can apply for financial support.
Sustainability
Finally, VAF also promotes sustainable audiovisual production. These efforts often lead to inspiring results. To this end, it created the eMission label, which it awards to sustainable productions. The fund is also member of the Green Screen project.
Contact
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)
Bischoffsheimlaan 38
1000 Brussel
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https://www.vaf.be
Co-production
Foreign producers interested in accessing one of the available funding mechanisms can only do so through a local co-production partner who satisfies all the necessary criteria.
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