Film funds in Africa

National film funds and development money across the continent.

4 listed.

ProductionSenegalNational fund

Aide à la production, long métrage (feature production aid)

FOPICA, Fonds de Promotion de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle (Senegal)

The headline line of Senegal's fund: up to XOF 150 million toward a fiction or animated feature, paid out in four installments over a 24-month convention.

Next dates not yet publishedA writer with a producer or a production companyFeature, Animation

up toFCFA150MGrantbetween rounds

WritingDevelopmentSenegalNational fund

Aide au développement (development aid)

FOPICA, Fonds de Promotion de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle (Senegal)

Senegal's state fund has a development line that an author can apply for directly, paying up to XOF 5 million for rewriting, scouting, casting and the hunt for co-producers before a film…

Next dates not yet publishedA writer alone or a writer with a producerFeature, Documentary, Series, Animation

up toFCFA5MGrantbetween rounds

WritingDevelopmentSouth AfricaNational fund

NFVF Development Funding

NFVF, National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)

South Africa's national foundation pays for the writing stage itself: research, script editing and drafts for features, shorts, documentaries and TV formats, with a producer fee allowed in…

Next dates not yet publishedA writer with a producer or a production companyFeature, Short, Documentary, Series

VariesGrantbetween rounds

ProductionSouth AfricaNational fund

NFVF Production Funding

NFVF, National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)

The production arm of South Africa's film foundation funds features, shorts, documentaries, TV movies and web series through registered companies, with a finished script and a finance plan…

Next dates not yet publishedA production companyFeature, Short, Documentary, Series

VariesGrantbetween rounds

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