National fund Estonia, Tallinn
Run by Eesti Filmi Instituut (Estonian Film Institute)
Estonia's script money comes in small steps: a treatment round, then stage I and stage II of script development at up to EUR 5,000 each, applied for by the writer's company or a producer. A finished script is the deliverable, and the submitted applications and decisions are published in a public table.
Grant up to €5,000Open to writers in EstoniaA writer alone 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. Two rounds a year at 5:00 pm; the 2027 calendar is not yet published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 spring round | Mar 20, 2026 passed |
| 2026 autumn round | Aug 18, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Four experts, two internal and two external, assess each application and reach a consensus.
Eesti Kultuurkapital (Cultural Endowment of Estonia)
Estonia's second film funder, financed by excise taxes and run as an endowment with four deadlines a year.
Eesti Filmi Instituut (Estonian Film Institute)
One pair of rounds a year covers both stages of an Estonian documentary: up to EUR 25,000 to develop and up to EUR 200,000 to produce.
Eesti Filmi Instituut (Estonian Film Institute)
Development support for Estonian fiction features, capped at EUR 50,000 and applied for by a producer twice a year.
Eesti Filmi Instituut (Estonian Film Institute)
The institute's largest grant, up to EUR 900,000 for an Estonian fiction feature, with two rounds a year and the next closing December 8, 2026.
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.