Agility Award
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Ireland)
A first-rung grant for artists the Arts Council has never funded as individuals, to develop their practice, work or skills.
up to€5kGrantbetween rounds
National fund Ireland, Dublin
Reel Art
Run by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Ireland)
A documentary grant with an unusual brief: imaginative, experimental films about the arts, made for cinemas and judged as artworks. Individual filmmakers may apply directly. It opens once a year and the next dates are not yet published.
Grant up to €120,000Open to writers in IrelandA writer alone or a production company
Next dates not yet published
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The money
- Amount
- Up to €120,000Maximum award EUR 120,000.
- What it is
- Grant
- To apply
- Free
Who can apply
- Applicant
- A writer alone or a production company
- Where you write
- In Ireland
- Rules
- Individual film artists and organizations proposing a creative, experimental documentary on an artistic subject for cinema exhibition.
- Stages
- Production
- Formats
- Documentary
- Language of the application
- English
Its site names no past recipients or funded projects. It is listed because applying is free.
When to apply
The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. Listed as closed with no dates shown; the current guidelines are the 2026 edition.
Also open to writers in Ireland
Animation Development Loans
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Development loans for animated television series from Irish studios, applied for with a series bible, sample visuals and, if available, a full episode script.
up to€30kRepayablebetween rounds
Authored Works
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Ireland)
The largest of the Arts Council's film awards, for a feature-length film driven by its author's vision rather than a market.
up to€230kGrantbetween rounds
Completion Funding
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Money to finish an Irish feature or feature documentary that was shot without Screen Ireland and has reached a rough cut.
up to€100kRepayablebetween rounds
More production funding elsewhere
AFS Grant
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.
up to$20kGrantbetween rounds
Minnesota Film Production Grant
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.
up to$30kGrantcloses in 23 days
New York City Film Production Grant
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.
up to$30kGrantcloses in 23 days
BPM Open Call
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…
range$150kInvestmentbetween rounds
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