Alter-Ciné Foundation documentary film grants
A small Montreal foundation, named for the documentary maker Yvan Patry, that has given about 90 grants since 2001 to filmmakers from the global South making documentaries about rights and…
National fund North Macedonia, Skopje
Run by Агенција за филм на Република Северна Македонија (North Macedonia Film Agency)
North Macedonia's one big call covers features, documentaries, animation and shorts, with debut features funded up to 90 percent of budget and capped at MKD 25 million. The script sits inside the producer's package, filed in Macedonian on official forms by post with an emailed copy. A small administration fee applies; funded projects are announced by year.
Grant up to MKD 62,000,000Open to writers in North MacedoniaA production company
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. Applications are taken all year and decided in April and October; the 2027 cut-offs were not yet published on November 1, 2026.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| First 2026 decision round (closed) | Mar 9, 2026 passed |
| Second 2026 decision round (closed, extended) | Aug 4, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
A small Montreal foundation, named for the documentary maker Yvan Patry, that has given about 90 grants since 2001 to filmmakers from the global South making documentaries about rights and…
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.
World Cinema Fund, Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlinale's fund for features from regions without a working film industry: up to EUR 60,000 that must be spent in the film's home region, with a German producer as the formal recipient.
Hubert Bals Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam, with Creative Europe MEDIA
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Austin Film Society
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Jerome Foundation
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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
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