Regional fund Italy, Bari
Run by Fondazione Apulia Film Commission (Regione Puglia)
One of Italy's larger regional production funds, five million euros a year for films, series, documentaries, animation and shorts that shoot in Puglia. The 2025 round funded 47 projects, and the outcomes are published. A development fund sits beside it for projects by Puglia-based writers.
Grant, €10,000 to €500,000Open to writers in ItalyA production company
2026 call Nov 2, 2026 (closes tomorrow)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The next closing date is Nov 2, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Published in the regional bulletin September 3, 2026 with 60 days to apply; an extension decision is listed but its new date is not on the page.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 call | Nov 2, 2026 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, Ministero della Cultura
The ministry's selective production pot in six categories, with EUR 7.5 million each for first and second features and for young authors' films, plus documentaries, shorts and animation on…
Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, Ministero della Cultura
Italy's state money for a writer alone: EUR 10,000 to 20,000 to write a fiction or documentary screenplay for a feature or series over 52 minutes, for cinema, television or the web.
Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, Ministero della Cultura
Development money for Italian producers taking a script over 52 minutes toward production, non-repayable, with at most eleven film and six series projects funded per session.
Lombardia Film Commission (Regione Lombardia)
A young development call, now in its second year, paying for writing and pre-production of films and series with Lombardy as a setting and a resource.
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…