National fund Finland, Helsinki
Run by Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Finnish Film Foundation)
The Finnish Film Foundation's main production grant, up to EUR 1.2 million for features, shorts, documentaries, animation and documentary or animation series. It is applied for twice a year by the producer with a full package, and the writer's script and development history travel with it. The 50/50 scheme is not open at present.
Grant up to €1,200,000Open to writers in FinlandA production company
Next deadline Jan 12, 2027 (closes in 72 days)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The next closing date is Jan 12, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Round | Jan 12, 2027 |
| Round | Apr 6, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
The foundation's international department may submit the finished film to non commercial festivals abroad.
AVEK, Audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin edistämiskeskus (Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture), part of Kopiosto
Small, fast and personal: AVEK pays a writer EUR 3,500 to plan and write a documentary, short fiction, short animation or media art piece, with no company and no deadline.
AVEK, Audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin edistämiskeskus (Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture), part of Kopiosto
For production companies making documentaries, shorts, short animation and media art, with the emphasis on early content development but room to fund later stages or a whole small…
Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Finnish Film Foundation)
Finland pays its screenwriters a monthly allowance to write: EUR 2,000 a month for up to a year, with no producer or company needed.
Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Finnish Film Foundation)
Development money for Finnish production companies, paying for script writing and development, production planning, design and the work needed to build a budget and finance plan.
Austin Film Society
Texas filmmakers have their own state fund: cash for features and shorts in production or post, with camera and finishing packages on top.
Jerome Foundation
The Minnesota twin of Jerome's New York City grant: up to USD 30,000 of production money for early career directors who take creative risks, applied for in two steps each fall.
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
Public television's fund for Black nonfiction stories runs one call a year: five projects get USD 20,000 and a place at PitchBLACK, where one leaves with up to USD 150,000 of production…