National fund Sweden, Stockholm

Stöd till produktion av filmprojekt, lång spelfilm (production support, feature film)

Run by Svenska Filminstitutet (Swedish Film Institute)

Advance production money for Swedish features, paid before the film is finished and repaid once the producer's revenues pass 135 percent of private capital plus license sales and minimum guarantees. The repayment duty ends five years after the premiere at the latest. Writers enter through the producer's package, which includes the script.

Repayable, amount not statedOpen to writers in SwedenA production company

Applications taken any time

The money

Amount
Amount not statedNo sum or share is stated. Paid in five stages from decision to final report; any development support already received is deducted.
What it is
RepayableA loan, an advance on receipts or a conditionally repayable grant: it is paid back only out of what the film earns.
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Sweden
Rules
A Swedish production company, or a foreign one with a registered Swedish branch by first payment, applies through an established producer who has made at least one feature or a drama series of six half hours with approved distribution. Films of 60 minutes or more with a substantial Swedish artistic contribution; film school productions excluded.
Stages
Production
Formats
Feature
Language of the application
Swedish

When to apply

Applications are taken at any time; decisions follow in the fund's own rhythm. Six week processing. Intake paused Oct 16 to Nov 23, 2026 for a consultant change.

Also open to writers in Sweden

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