National fund Latvia, Riga
Run by Nacionālais kino centrs (National Film Centre of Latvia)
Latvia's yearly development call, paying for script writing, research, character and visual design on features, long documentaries, animated features and series. The 2026 pot was EUR 200,000 across three categories with a September deadline; results appear on the centre's results pages, and the production call follows in spring.
Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in LatviaA 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. One competition a year; the 2027 call is not yet published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 competition | Sep 30, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonds, VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation)
Latvia's arts foundation runs three open competitions a year, with film as one sector.
Nacionālais kino centrs (National Film Centre of Latvia)
The National Film Centre's main production competition for Latvian features, long documentaries and animated features, with about EUR 1.26 million to share in 2026 and a March deadline.
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.
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
French-speaking Belgium's writing aid for features pays a screenwriter up to EUR 15,000 and takes the application from the writer directly, with EEA nationals eligible alongside Belgians.
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.
ITVS, Independent Television Service
ITVS's development door, replacing its earlier diversity development fund: a small first payment to shape a nonfiction feature or web series for PBS streaming, with a few months of…
Latino Public Broadcasting
Documentaries and limited series about Latino life for national public television, funded from first research through the final mix.
Film Independent, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Science on screen pays here: three cash grants a year for fiction projects about scientists or technology, awarded inside Film Independent's Episodic Lab, Producing Lab and Fast Track…