BMIM x NFF 2026 - Buma Music in Motion

Once again, we’ll be fully present at the Netherlands Film Festival this year. From in-depth sessions to encounters with emerging talent: save the dates from 26 September to 3 October.

Together with our partners, we’re organising an NFF Focustalk, we’ll be present at the Talentplein, and during Script & Score we’ll once again bring filmmakers and composers together. The Buma Breakfast Club also returns, where we bring professionals from film and music together around the breakfast table by invitation.

The Netherlands Film Festival offers all members of professional and industry associations in the audiovisual sector a discount on the Professional Pass. With the Professional Pass, you can attend the full public festival programme, from the NFF Focustalks to the Storyspace exhibition and, of course, the film screenings. The Professional Pass costs just €85 instead of €135, including VAT. Check out the full NFF programme. Please make sure to use the special accreditation form for professional and industry associations. The discount does not apply when using the regular form on the NFF website.

Apply for your Professional Pass

You can find the full BMIM programme and all activities below.

Saturday 26 September

10:00 - 12:00

NFF Focustalk: Music, Camera, Action!

Talk - Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Blauwe Zaal

What happens when music does more than support a scene and starts playing an active role in it? In this NFF Focustalk, actors and composers explore how music, singing and performance work together to shape a character. Expect insights from practice as well as a live experiment in which the exact same scene takes on two entirely different meanings.

Monday 28 September

10:00 - 15:30

Talentplein

Event - Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Working on a film, series or other audiovisual project and have questions about music? At the NFF Talentplein on Monday 28 September, Buma Music in Motion and BumaStemra will be there to answer your questions about sync, licensing and music rights. Whether you are just getting started or already working on a specific deal, drop by and ask us anything.

14:00 - 15:30

NFF Script & Score

Matchmaking - Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

What happens when a composer responds to your film project with original music? In Script & Score, the closed programme by Buma Music in Motion and the Netherlands Film Festival, filmmakers and composers come together to explore exactly that.

Wednesday 30 September

09:30 - 10:30

Buma Breakfast Club

Event - Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Sometimes, great collaborations simply start around the breakfast table. During the Buma Breakfast Club, together with Vrouwen in Beeld, we bring together women* from different disciplines across the film and television industry to meet, exchange experiences and make new connections. A morning for conversations that continue long after breakfast is over.