National fund Spain, Madrid

Ayudas selectivas para la producción de largometrajes sobre proyecto (selective feature production aid)

Run by ICAA, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Spanish Ministry of Culture)

For the films the general aid overlooks: first features, documentaries, experimental and culturally driven projects, judged on the script and the team rather than box office history. In 2025 the jury picked 103 projects out of 444. A producer applies, and a project cannot hold both this and the general aid.

Grant up to €800,000Open to writers in SpainA production company

Next dates not yet published

The money

Amount
Up to €800,000The 2025 cap was EUR 800,000 per film, EUR 1,000,000 for animation, from a pot of up to EUR 17,000,000; the 2026 figures are not on the page
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Spain
Rules
Independent production companies registered in Spain. The project must be a documentary, a new director's film, an experimental work, or one of special cultural, cinematic or social value.
Stages
Production
Formats
Feature, Documentary, Animation
Language of the application
Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician

When to apply

The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. The 2026 provisional resolution was published July 22, 2026 and the awards on October 27, 2026; the 2027 window is not published.

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