National fund Bulgaria, Sofia
Run by Национален филмов център, НФЦ (Bulgarian National Film Center)
Bulgaria runs two general sessions a year for feature projects, plus one for co-productions with the national broadcaster BNT. Separate forms exist for writing and developing a script and for production, and the lists of admitted projects and the committee decisions are posted for each session. Other pages cover documentaries, animation and series.
Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in BulgariaA writer with a producer 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 fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. Deadlines fall at 15:00; the committees met or meet on June 23, 2026, January 29, 2027 and October 26, 2026. The 2027 sessions were not yet posted on November 1, 2026.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Session 1, 2026 (closed) | Mar 2, 2026 passed |
| Session 2, 2026 (closed) | Aug 31, 2026 passed |
| BNT co-production session 2026 (closed) | Sep 28, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
ÖFI, Österreichisches Filminstitut (Austrian Film Institute)
Austria's national script grant for cinema features and documentary concepts, paid directly to the writer and exempt from income tax.
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
French-speaking Belgium's writing aid for features pays a screenwriter up to EUR 15,000 and takes the application from the writer directly, with EEA nationals eligible alongside Belgians.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
Not a project grant but time: EUR 20,000 for an author with a track record to think before writing the next thing, with no synopsis or producer required.
Région Île-de-France
The region around Paris puts more than EUR 16 million a year into features and a similar effort into series, as grants rather than advances.
Artist Trust
Two Washington artists a year receive USD 25,000 for pushing at the edges of their field, with no project report attached.
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois pays working artists USD 10,000 by lottery rather than by jury: show an active practice with two work samples and the state lottery draws the winners region by region.
Artist Trust
Washington State's merit award for working artists: USD 10,000 with no strings, judged on the body of work rather than a project.
Artist Trust
Small, fast and plentiful: 65 Washington artists a year receive USD 2,500 toward a specific project, from research travel to a first draft.