International fund Netherlands, Amsterdam
Run by IDFA Bertha Fund, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, with Creative Europe MEDIA
The European side of the IDFA Bertha Fund: a minority producer in Europe brings a documentary from the global South to the finish. Five or six projects a year, each up to EUR 40,000, and for the 2027 round the film must already be in the edit. Deadline January 15, 2027.
Grant up to €40,000Open to writers in Creative Europe MEDIA countriesA production company
2027 round Jan 15, 2027 (closes in 75 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 15, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Entries open November 15, 2026. For this round projects must be at edit or rough cut stage and finished by December 2027.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2027 round | Jan 15, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
The Dutch fund's selective production grant for about twenty features a year, including five children's films and one or two long animations.
Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
The Dutch route from idea to first draft, worth up to EUR 35,000 for the writer, open to an experienced screenwriter without a producer.
Nederlands Filmfonds (Netherlands Film Fund)
Two years of script development money for a producer's whole slate rather than one film: up to EUR 420,000 to write four to six screenplays.
Hubert Bals Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam, with Creative Europe MEDIA
Production money that follows a European producer into a co-production with the global South. Only 25 percent of the grant needs spending in Europe; the rest can go where the film is made.
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…