National fund Chile, Valparaíso
Run by Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual (Chile's Ministry of Cultures)
The production side of Chile's audiovisual fund finances features in fiction, documentary and animation, from full financing of a modest fiction feature to a share of a majority co-production. A project applies once a year with a producer, so a writer here is part of a package rather than the applicant.
Grant up to CLP 400,000,000Open to writers in ChileA 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. The 2027 fund's call closed on September 11, 2026. The next call has not been published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Fondo Audiovisual 2027 call closed | Sep 11, 2026 passed |
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Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual (Chile's Ministry of Cultures)
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World Cinema Fund, Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlinale's fund for features from regions without a working film industry: up to EUR 60,000 that must be spent in the film's home region, with a German producer as the formal recipient.
Hubert Bals Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam
One of the few international grants a writer-director can take alone and spend on writing: research, drafts, translation, a script consultant or a trip to pitch.
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
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