National fund Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Run by DGCINE, Dirección General de Cine (Dominican Republic's film directorate)
A small national fund with a clear yearly rhythm: one public contest each summer, DOP 17.5 million shared among about sixteen projects. Development is its busiest category, with six awards of DOP 750,000, which makes it the realistic entry point for a Dominican writer with a producer.
Grant up to DOP 7,000,000Open to writers in Dominican RepublicA 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 fifteenth edition opened in late June and closed on September 28, 2026 with 53 entries. The 2027 edition is not published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| XV edición 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.
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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.
IDFA Bertha Fund, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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Artist Trust
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Illinois Arts Council
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Artist Trust
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Artist Trust
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