International fund International, Strasbourg
Run by Eurimages, the Council of Europe's cultural support fund
Forty member states, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and Switzerland among them, pay into this Council of Europe fund for co-produced features. It pays production, not writing, and it wants two producing countries and half the money already in place, so it enters a writer's life late, when a script is being financed. Three calls a year.
Grant or repayable, amount not statedOpen to writers in Eurimages member statesA production company
First 2027 call Jan 13, 2027 (closes in 73 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 Jan 13, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. All at 12:00 noon French time. Half of the financing must be confirmed in each co-producing country when you apply; decisions follow about ten weeks later.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| First 2027 call | Jan 13, 2027 |
| Second 2027 call | Apr 2, 2027 |
| Third 2027 call | Sep 10, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission
Money for one project developed jointly by producers in two or more European countries, so a writer whose story crosses a border can be paid while two companies share the work.
Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission
The smaller sibling of slate development: two or three projects on one grant, which suits a young company with a couple of writers attached rather than a studio.
Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission
The largest development pot in Europe, paid to production companies rather than writers: a company develops three to five projects at once on one grant, which keeps writers employed across…
Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission
Development money for interactive storytelling rather than film: narrative video games and immersive experiences with a story at their core.
Austin Film Society
Texas filmmakers have their own state fund: cash for features and shorts in production or post, with camera and finishing packages on top.
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…