National fund Israel, Tel Aviv
Run by Israel Film Fund (קרן הקולנוע הישראלי)
The country's main feature fund invests in writing from an extended synopsis to a full draft, and a screenwriter can apply without a producer in the general round. Submissions are anonymous, each project gets two tries, and answers come within four months with the readers' reports attached.
Investment, amount not statedOpen to writers in IsraelA writer alone or a writer with a producer
Next dates not yet published
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. Two separate development rounds were held in September 2026, one general and one for experienced producers. The 2027 rounds are not yet announced.
Three written reader reports with the decision; the producers' round adds a pitching stage where advanced development such as a proof of concept can be funded.
Israel Film Fund (קרן הקולנוע הישראלי)
Israel's largest film fund puts up to ILS 3.5 million into a feature as a recoupable investment, with a lower ILS 1.5 million track for first and second films.
New Fund for Cinema and TV (הקרן החדשה לקולנוע וטלוויזיה)
The documentary fund of Israel's non-profit sector, backing feature-length documentaries at development, production or post-production, with several reading rounds a year.
A ministry-supported fund that invests across fiction, documentary, shorts and drama series, with a development track for scripts, a production track and a completion track.
Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts
A foundation-run fund supported by the culture ministry, with separate submissions for script and project development, production and completion of features, plus documentary and student…
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.