National fund Estonia, Tallinn
Run by 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. Every application and decision is listed publicly by title, company and sum, which gives a writer a clear view of who is getting films made.
Grant up to €900,000Open to writers in EstoniaA production company
Winter round Dec 8, 2026 (closes in 37 days)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The next closing date is Dec 8, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Decision due Jan 26, 2027. The 2026 spring round closed Apr 28.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Winter round | Dec 8, 2026 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
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)
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.
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.
Austin Film Society
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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
Public television's fund for Black nonfiction stories runs one call a year: five projects get USD 20,000 and a place at PitchBLACK, where one leaves with up to USD 150,000 of production…