National fund Italy, Rome
Run by 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. The application goes through the DGCOL portal and carries a EUR 200 fee; the ministry publishes the awarded incentives.
Grant, €10,000 to €20,000Open to writers in ItalyA writer alone
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 2026 applications ran June 3 to October 15, 2026. The 2027 bando is not published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 window closed | Oct 15, 2026 passed |
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
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.
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.
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.
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.