National fund Germany, Berlin
Run by FFA, Filmförderungsanstalt (German Federal Film Board)
Federal production grants for culturally ambitious fiction, documentary, children's and animated features, decided by a jury rather than by reference points. The money is a grant, not a loan, which sets it apart from most German production funding. The writer's script is part of the producer's package.
Grant up to €1,000,000Open to writers in GermanyA production company
Next deadline Dec 15, 2026 (closes in 44 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 15, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Feature, documentary and children's film | Dec 15, 2026 |
| Feature and documentary | Apr 13, 2027 |
| Feature, documentary and children's film | Aug 31, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
FFA, Filmförderungsanstalt (German Federal Film Board)
Development money for the stage after the script: rights, further drafts, casting, budgeting. A production company applies, except in documentary, where writers and directors may come alone.
FFA, Filmförderungsanstalt (German Federal Film Board), running the federal jury-based cultural film funding since 2025
The federal screenplay grant that writers apply for alone, since the 2025 film law moved the BKM's cultural funding into the FFA.
Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (foundation for young German film)
Germany's talent fund pays a writer up to EUR 25,000 to develop an original idea from research to script over ten months, with a dramaturg attached.
Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (foundation for young German film)
Where first and second films by German writers, directors and producers go for development and production money since the FFA handed talent films to the Kuratorium in January 2026.
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…