National fund Iceland, Reykjavik
Run by Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands (Icelandic Film Centre)
Iceland pays for scripts in two stages, a first draft and then its development, each worth up to ISK 1.5 million for features, with a combined ISK 3 million for writers who have done it before. A writer can apply alone at any time, and separate script grants exist for scripted television and documentaries.
Grant up to ISK 3,000,000Open to writers in IcelandA writer alone, a writer with a producer or a production company
Applications taken any time
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Applications are taken at any time; decisions follow in the fund's own rhythm. Grants can be applied for at any time of year through the online portal.
Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands (Icelandic Film Centre)
Iceland's production grants for features, shorts, documentaries and scripted television, issued first as a conditional commitment and then as a grant once the rest of the money is in place.
Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands (Icelandic Film Centre)
Development money for feature length fiction, scripted series and long documentaries, paid to an Icelandic production company in up to two parts.
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.
World Cinema Fund, Berlin International Film Festival, with Creative Europe MEDIA
WCF money for European producers, including those in Eastern Europe and the Balkans with little co-production funding at home, who partner with a filmmaker from the fund's regions.
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.