The amount of subsidy for animated films has quadrupled over the past four years, according to figures from the culture ministry and the Netherlands Film Fund.

In 2007, €108,000 was invested in three short animation films. By 2010, the figure had risen to €1m for 14 productions. The same amount was invested in 18 projects in 2011.
Long animated films are also being encouraged by the increase in subsidy, such as the feature film Miffy, the film, due out this winter.
‘In 2008, there was research into the potential of the Dutch animated sector,’ a spokesman for the Film Fund told nu.nl. ‘That potential is great, with films often selected for international festivals and an Oscar in 2001 for Father and Daughter by Michaël Dudok de Wit.’
However, Dutch animated shorts have a long history of success, with talents such as Borge Ring, Paul Driessen and Gerrit van Dijk winning awards at international festivals. Indeed, Borge won the Oscar in 1986 for his short animated film Anna & Bella.
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