National fund Czech Republic, Prague

Výroba celovečerního hraného filmu (feature fiction film production)

Run by Státní fond audiovize (Czech Audiovisual Fund)

The Czech fund's main production pot, CZK 80 million in this round, open until November 2, 2026. Producers apply with a full package; the writer matters because a debut screenwriter earns the project extra points. The same fund runs the two development calls, so a script can go from first draft to shoot within one funder.

Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in Czech RepublicA production company

Next deadline Nov 2, 2026 (closes tomorrow)

The money

Amount
Amount not statedCZK 80,000,000 for the whole call, no per-project ceiling stated; up to 50 percent of costs, 60 percent for EU co-productions, 90 percent for difficult works
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Czech Republic
Rules
Czech feature fiction films over 60 minutes, either financed wholly by Czech-based producers or as co-productions in which the Czech share is at least 40 percent (two partners) or 30 percent (three or more). Work may not start before the application is filed. The board intends to back at least two debuts in the screenwriter, director or producer chair.
Stages
Production
Formats
Feature
Language of the application
Czech, Slovak

When to apply

The next closing date is Nov 2, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Opened October 2, 2026. Earlier 2026 rounds closed in autumn 2025 and in spring 2026.

RoundCloses
Call 2027-A-2-1-1Nov 2, 2026

Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.

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