Regional fund Spain, Seville
Run by Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales (Junta de Andalucía)
The largest Andalusian film budget to date, in three lines: first films by new directors that showcase regional talent, features that build the local industry, and documentaries. Grants reach EUR 450,000 for a feature. Applications must score at least 65 percent to be considered.
Grant up to €450,000Open to writers in SpainA production company
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Its site names no past recipients or funded projects. It is listed because applying is free.
The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. The 2026 call ran 15 days from the BOJA extract of July 9, 2026; the 2027 call is not published.
ICAA, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Spanish Ministry of Culture)
State money for a short before the shoot, applied for by a Spanish production company with the script in hand.
ICAA, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Spanish Ministry of Culture)
Spain's main production money, paid in advance to the producer against a project rather than a finished film, with a points system that weighs the company's track record.
ICAA, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Spanish Ministry of Culture)
The one Spanish grant a screenwriter applies to with no producer: a fixed EUR 30,000 (EUR 20,000 for documentary) to write a feature, judged anonymously on a treatment and sample.
ICAA, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Spanish Ministry of Culture)
For the films the general aid overlooks: first features, documentaries, experimental and culturally driven projects, judged on the script and the team rather than box office history.
Austin Film Society
Texas filmmakers have their own state fund: cash for features and shorts in production or post, with camera and finishing packages on top.
Jerome Foundation
The Minnesota twin of Jerome's New York City grant: up to USD 30,000 of production money for early career directors who take creative risks, applied for in two steps each fall.
Jerome Foundation
A production grant for New York City directors near the start of their careers, in any moving-image form from animation to documentary.
Black Public Media
Public television's fund for Black nonfiction stories runs one call a year: five projects get USD 20,000 and a place at PitchBLACK, where one leaves with up to USD 150,000 of production…