National fund Hungary, Budapest
Run by Nemzeti Filmintézet, NFI (National Film Institute Hungary)
Hungary's national money for scripts is on hold. The institute withdrew its script development, pre-production and production calls on July 24, 2026 while interim committees took over, and had not reopened them by November 1, 2026. Earlier winners can be filtered by type and year, which shows what the scheme used to back.
Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in HungaryA writer with a producer or a production company
Not taking applications this cycle
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The fund is not taking applications this cycle. We check its page every day and will list the next call when it is published. The cinema and television script development, production preparation and production calls issued May 20, 2025 were withdrawn on July 24, 2026 during a transition period; distribution, marketing, industry support and individual requests still run under interim decision committees.
Nemzeti Filmintézet, NFI (National Film Institute Hungary)
First features on small budgets: Hungary's Incubator route turns a pitch-forum win into production money, up to HUF 135 million for a feature.
ÖFI, Österreichisches Filminstitut (Austrian Film Institute)
Austria's national script grant for cinema features and documentary concepts, paid directly to the writer and exempt from income tax.
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
French-speaking Belgium's writing aid for features pays a screenwriter up to EUR 15,000 and takes the application from the writer directly, with EEA nationals eligible alongside Belgians.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
Not a project grant but time: EUR 20,000 for an author with a track record to think before writing the next thing, with no synopsis or producer required.
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.