National fund South Korea, Busan
Run by KOFIC, Korean Film Council (영화진흥위원회)
The Korean Film Council pays individual screenwriters KRW 10 million to write a first draft or an adaptation draft of a feature, with about 85 scripts funded a year in two rounds. One credit is enough, and a KOFIC contest placing or two shorts open the door for newcomers.
Grant, ₩10,000,000Open to writers in South KoreaA writer alone
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 rounds a year; the 2026 second round took entries June 26 to July 13, 2026. The 2027 rounds are not yet posted.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 second round closed | Jul 13, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
A growth program run with KOFIC's planning and development center (S#1).
KOFIC, Korean Film Council (영화진흥위원회)
Two schemes for Korean production companies developing their next feature: a planning grant of KRW 20 million per script in two rounds a year, and a next-project fund that pays KRW 8 to 40…
Catapult Film Fund
Seed money for documentaries at the point where nobody else will pay: a grant to shoot and cut the sample that raises the rest.
Perspective Fund
A private documentary funder that reads inquiries all year and writes checks of USD 25,000 to 150,000 without taking rights or credits below USD 150,000.
International Documentary Association, with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
A production fund for documentaries built on reporting, created in 2017 as an answer to misinformation.
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.