TalentScope is the talent development programme for directors that the Netherlands Film Fund has been organising since 2024, in collaboration with FilmForward, ACE Producers, and TorinoFilmLab. TalentScope 2026 kicked off in May in Bergen, The Netherlands, with three selected teams:
Nobody Knows
Director/Screenplay: Jan Verdijk
Head of Development: Matthijs van der Veer
Producer: Julian Haisch (Lemming Film)
Men Made Borders
Director: Marit Weerheijm
Screenplay: Jessie Tiemeijer
Producer: Laurette Schillings (Topkapi Films)
Eternal Nearness
Director/Screenplay: Nicole Jachmann
Producer: Chris Stenger (Family Affair Films)
The programme lasts a year and consists of three one-week workshops and online sessions. The teams receive support and guidance from (inter)national experts from the network of FilmForward, TorinoFilmLab, and ACE Producers. They also work on their film script through individual and group sessions, and visit film festivals and markets.