Film Festivals Chain Table
Improved conditions for the deployment of freelancers and employees in the film festival sector.
Objective
Developing fair-pay guidelines aimed at improving the working conditions of both salaried employees and freelancers at film festival organizations. Attention is also given to the position of interns and volunteers.
Type of activity:
The chain table has recently been engaged in creating an official Job Classification Guide for Film Festivals, featuring 31 reference positions and fifteen types of management roles, plus associated fair pay salaries and a guideline for freelance starting rates. Additionally, a Standard Basic Regulation for secondary employment conditions has been published. 2025 was a transition year for film festivals. From 2026 onwards, the intention is for all guidelines to be applied.
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Participants:
Representatives of employees, freelancers, and management from film festivals such as Cinekid, NFF, IDFA, IFFR, Movies That Matter, IFFG, and the Noordelijk Film Festival, as well as the Kunstenbond. There is currently no national umbrella association for film festivals in our country.
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About the Table
The Film Festivals Chain Table was established in February 2024 and, as of 2026, consists of fourteen representatives of workers, employers, and clients from both large and small film festivals. Under the leadership of independent chair Doreen Boonekamp, an expert and independent strategic advisor, they are exploring opportunities to stimulate fair pay within this field. The chain table conducts its own research or commissions studies, performs analyses, and develops guidelines and tools: concrete products for practical application.
The Film Festivals Chain Table is working on several additional fair pay guidelines, including a code of conduct for social safety. Furthermore, it intends to commission a broad field study into the earning capacity of film festivals, partly with a view to realizing fair pay. In addition, it aims to further map out the additional costs of fair pay at the eleven film festivals that receive multi-year state subsidies. The Film Festivals Chain Table is also collaborating with the Film/AV Chain Table on the Filmwerkwijs pilot, focused on digital accessibility and independent, sector-expert support for the application and safeguarding of fair pay guidelines from both chain tables in professional practice.
Participants
Below you will find a list of all participants. Is something incorrect or would you like more information? Please contact the team.
Documents
- Preliminary research: Report on the results of the Dutch film festivals benchmark. April 2023, Berenschot.
- Preliminary research: Final report on the collective labor agreement (CAO) benchmark and research into employment conditions at Dutch film festivals. July 2023, Berenschot.
- Practical Tool 1: The Standard Basic SAV Scheme for Film Festivals. December 2025.
- Practical Tool 2: The Job Manual Reference Functions Film Festivals. Berenschot, December 2025.
- Appendix 1 to Practical Tool 2: Indicative List of Synonyms for Film Festival Reference Positions. Supplement to the Film Festivals Reference Job Manual. January 2025.
- Appendix 2 to Practical Tool 2: Bureau Berenschot Grading Report. Supplement to the Film Festivals Reference Job Manual. January 2025.
- Extra: Recommendation letter regarding benchmark results report, CLA benchmark, and employment conditions research