Call SheetUpdated 17 Oct 2026
Feature film grants, labs and markets
Development and production money, labs and co-production markets for fiction features.
84 calls that haven’t closed, soonest deadline first. Each one says who can apply, what you get, what it costs and what to send.
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- Who can apply
- Chilean nationals, holders of a Chile-issued ID, or Chilean legal entities (18+)
- You get
- Accreditation, one return flight and up to 4 nights' lodging for Ventana Sur, Montevideo (6 places)
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Paraguayan producers or companies with INAP producer and project nationality certificates
- You get
- Up to PYG 260,000,000 for one debut feature; 70% repayable from net revenue
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Paraguayan producers or companies with INAP producer and project nationality certificates
- You get
- Up to PYG 600,000,000 each for up to four fiction features; 70% repayable from net revenue
- Entry fee
- Not published
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- 1st or 2nd feature teams worldwide; CEE focus; non-Europeans need a European co-pro
- You get
- Three workshops, pitching at Karlovy Vary IFF and a chance at a €10,000 development award
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Writer/director and producer teams anywhere with an LGBTQ+-centred fiction feature
- You get
- Two workshops, online consultations, pitching at Karlovy Vary IFF and a chance at a €10,000 award
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Finland-registered production company with the rights; not sole traders or associations
- You get
- Up to €250,000 and up to 90% of approved costs; counts towards later production support
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Finnish production company with rights, stable finances and distribution in place
- You get
- Up to €1,200,000, covering up to 90% of approved costs, including any development support
- Entry fee
- Not published
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LIM² — On-site Programme
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Writer-directors of a first to third fiction feature, from or living in listed countries
- You get
- Three one-week residential workshops in Brittany, online meetings, development support and lim² meet
- Entry fee
- Not published
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LIM² — Online Programme
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Writer-directors of a first to third fiction feature, from or living in listed countries
- You get
- One 3-hour online masterclass and two 3-hour Toolbox sessions, plus the lim² Family network
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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American Film Market — Feature Film Pitch 2026
NewRechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- AFM attendees with a Platinum or + Sessions badge, pitching a narrative feature film
- You get
- A live pitch to an executive panel at AFM, with on-stage feedback
- Entry fee
- $695
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ECAMC — feature completion
IMCINE · Mexico
Only for indigenous and Afro-descendant creators
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Indigenous or Afro-descendant directors 18+, Mexico or Central America, with a final cut
- You get
- Up to MXN 950,000 to finish a feature, plus a mentor, learning sessions and the ECAMC residency
- Entry fee
- Not published
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ECAMC — feature continuity
IMCINE · Mexico
Only for indigenous and Afro-descendant creators (self-identified)
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Indigenous or Afro-descendant people aged 18+ from Mexico or Central America
- You get
- Up to MXN 850,000 to continue a feature with a rough cut, plus mentoring and a residency
- Entry fee
- Not published
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ECAMC — feature development
IMCINE · Mexico
Only for indigenous or Afro-descendant creators (self-identified)
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Indigenous or Afro-descendant screenwriters (18+) from Mexico or Central America
- You get
- Up to MXN 90,000 for feature development, plus a mentor, learning sessions and the ECAMC residency
- Entry fee
- Not published
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ECAMC — feature production
IMCINE · Mexico
Only for indigenous or Afro-descendant creators (self-identified)
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Indigenous or Afro-descendant directors with a short credit, Mexico or Central America
- You get
- Up to MXN 1,200,000 to make a feature, plus a mentor, learning sessions and the ECAMC residency
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Screen Australia — First Nations Development
Australia
Only for australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creators
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- First Nations Australian writers, directors and producers with eligible credits
- You get
- Development funding up to AUD 30,000 (docs), AUD 45,000 (features) or AUD 65,000 (TV series)
- Entry fee
- Not published
October
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- Who can apply
- Feature teams with director, producer and company, and Asian elements or Asian creatives
- You get
- Travel and stay for the three-day Hong Kong financing forum, investor meetings and award eligibility
- Entry fee
- HKD 500–800
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IMDA — Feature Film CFP 2
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) · Singapore
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Singapore-registered companies with Singapore talent, in four project categories
- You get
- Route to an IMDA grant of up to SGD 300,000 to SGD 1.2m, depending on category
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Films with a Mexican premiere; Mexican, Ibero-American and international sections
- You get
- Mayahuel awards, with cash prizes of up to MXN 500,000 in the top sections
- Entry fee
- MXN 200–400
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- Who can apply
- Filmmakers anywhere (international applicants accepted)
- You get
- A $3,500 cheque plus $20,000+ in services and discounts (one winner)
- Entry fee
- $38–48
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Vail — Screenplay Contest 2026
NewCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Original, unproduced English-language features, shorts and TV pilots
- You get
- Networking and film industry access through the Vail Film Festival
- Entry fee
- $70–85
November
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Sundance — Merata Mita Fellowship 2027
Sundance Institute · US
Only for indigenous women
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Indigenous artists who identify as women, worldwide
- You get
- A cash grant (amount not stated), a year of support, mentorship and a trip to Sundance
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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TorinoFilmLab ScriptLab
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers and directors anywhere with an early feature idea and no screenplay draft yet
- You get
- Five script development modules in Malta, Tartu, online and Turin, ending at the TFL Meeting Event
- Entry fee
- Not published
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TorinoFilmLab FeatureLab
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Teams anywhere on a director's first or second feature, with at least a first draft
- You get
- Three workshops, industry meetings and a chance at production awards of up to €50,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Atlanta Film Festival — Screenplay 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide with an unoptioned, unproduced English script (no AI use)
- You get
- Cash prizes of $250–500, travel stipend, two nights' lodging, mentoring or a retreat, and a badge
- Entry fee
- $100–140
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- Who can apply
- France-based producers of a foreign director's co-production refused ACM pre-filming aid
- You get
- Up to €70,000 in post-filming aid, at least 60% of it spent on eligible French costs
- Entry fee
- Not published
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NZFC — innovation-led production
New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) · New Zealand
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- NZ citizen or permanent-resident lead producers; NZ content or an official co-production
- You get
- Up to NZD 1,500,000 for an Innovation-led film; a grant if budget ≤NZD 1m and ask ≤NZD 500,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- NZ citizen or permanent-resident lead producers; significant NZ content or official co-pro
- You get
- Up to NZD 500,000 for post-production: a grant if the budget is NZD 1m or less, else equity
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- NZ citizen or permanent resident lead producers of a feature with significant NZ content
- You get
- Up to NZD 2.5m (NZD 500,000 for post); a grant if budget ≤ NZD 1m and ask ≤ NZD 500,000, else equity
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Writer-directors aged 32 or under, born in Uruguay or resident more than five years
- You get
- A place on a four-day lab in José Ignacio plus an online session; accommodation and meals covered
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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Le Groupe Ouest — Sélection Annuelle
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers of any nationality with working French; the film can be in any language
- You get
- Writing coaching for eight features: three Brittany residencies with board and lodging covered
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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Cinequest — Screenwriting 2027
NewCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Screenwriters with screenplays or teleplays of any genre and length
- You get
- Finalists are honoured at the Cinequest Writers Celebration with industry events
- Entry fee
- $55–100
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- Who can apply
- Writers without a producer; French or EU nationals or France residents; film in French
- You get
- Up to €30,000 per project, with up to €20,000 per author
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Sundance — Graton Fellowship 2027
Sundance Institute / Graton Resort & Casino · US
Only for artists from California-based tribes
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Artists from federally or non-federally recognised California-based tribes
- You get
- $25,000 cash grant each (two fellows), plus a year of support, mentorship and a Sundance trip
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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Queens Arts Fund — New Work Grant 2027
NYFA / NYC Department of Cultural Affairs · US
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Queens residents, or artists with a year-round Queens studio lease
- You get
- 50–100% of a requested $3,000–$7,500 (no guaranteed $3,000 minimum)
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- French-based producer co-producing with a foreign company; foreign-national director
- You get
- Pre-filming grant of up to €300,000, or €500,000 for French-initiated films over €2.5m
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Experienced writers living in Austria or with Austrian, EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship
- You get
- Script development grant of up to EUR 12,000, or up to EUR 15,000 with several writers
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Minnesota residents with an SSN or ITIN (citizenship not required)
- You get
- Production grant of up to USD 30,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Minnesota residents with an SSN or ITIN (citizenship not required)
- You get
- Up to $10,000 for self-designed mentorship with experienced film professionals
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- New York City residents with an SSN or ITIN (citizenship not required)
- You get
- A production grant of up to USD 30,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- UK-resident producers leading a UK company, as minority partner on a feature co-production
- You get
- Up to £300,000 non-recoupable (max 50% of UK contribution), plus up to £6,000 for sustainability
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Ibero-American fiction features in final post-production
- You get
- Industry screening at FICG 42, catalogue listing, two badges and possible lodging for 3 nights
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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- Who can apply
- Ibero-American director and producer pairs with a fiction feature in development
- You get
- Online and in-person lab in José Ignacio; awards include a USD 50,000 development fund
- Entry fee
- $20–30
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- Who can apply
- Films of any nationality made or premiered in 2026–2027 and not yet shown in Colombia
- You get
- Competition prizes from a pool of up to USD 100,000 shared across sections and WIP
- Entry fee
- $30–70
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- Who can apply
- Features: Ibero-American director and lead company. Shorts: Colombian projects
- You get
- Post-production services for each category winner and a private industry screening
- Entry fee
- $10–15
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Carole Dorothy Joyce Student Grant 2026
From the Heart Productions · US
Only for students
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Student filmmakers, worldwide (student ID required)
- You get
- $3,000 cash plus donated services and products
- Entry fee
- $28
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TorinoFilmLab ComedyLab
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers and creators anywhere developing a comedy feature
- You get
- Script and production development for up to 4 comedy features over three residential modules
- Entry fee
- Not published
December
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- Who can apply
- Independent European production companies with recent internationally distributed work
- You get
- Lump-sum grant of €90,000 to €510,000 to develop a slate of three to five works
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Sofia Meetings — Features
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- First to third features, anywhere; also experienced directors seeking SE European partners
- You get
- A pitch to co-producers, sales agents and distributors, with industry awards
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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Stowe Story Labs — Remote Writers’ Retreat 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Writers with a well-developed first draft of a feature or TV pilot by the retreat
- You get
- Five-day online retreat, 25–29 June 2027, with three one-on-one mentor script sessions
- Entry fee
- $49–68
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Stowe Story Labs — US Narrative Labs 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Emerging screenwriters, filmmakers and creative producers; no industry background needed
- You get
- Four-day lab in Stowe, Vermont with mentor pitch tables, peer script notes and workshops
- Entry fee
- $49–68
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- Who can apply
- Australian companies, citizens or permanent residents; significant Australian content
- You get
- Production funding for drama; Creative First feature requests up to AUD 500,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship 2027
NRDC / The Black List · US
Only for climate-related stories
NewRechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Writers with a climate-related feature or pilot; residency rules not confirmed
- You get
- Funding for selected writing teams to revise a climate-related feature screenplay or pilot
- Entry fee
- Not published
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TorinoFilmLab — Green Narratives
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers anywhere with a fiction feature at treatment stage, not a finished screenplay
- You get
- Three online modules with group script tutoring on inclusive, climate-aware stories
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Canadian production companies; English or other-language features of CAD 3.5m or more
- You get
- Production or post-production financing for a Canadian feature film of 75 minutes or more
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Canadian production companies with French-language feature projects, any budget
- You get
- Production or post-production financing for a Canadian feature film of 75 minutes or more
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- German-based producer with financial lead on a film of substantial German character
- You get
- Non-repayable production grant of up to €1 million for a fiction feature
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Individual writers with a German base who meet FFA professional rules
- You get
- Up to €40,000 in two phases for a screenplay, plus up to €10,000 for consultancy
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Individual writers living or established in Germany; not the writer's company
- You get
- Up to €15,000 to write a treatment, plus up to €2,500 for script consultancy
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Luxor African Film Festival
Egypt
Only for african directors, including the diaspora
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- African directors, including the diaspora; a separate strand for Qena and Luxor directors
- You get
- A competition screening at the 16th festival in Luxor; prizes are not stated on this page
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Feature projects of 60+ minutes in production or post, with director, producer and company
- You get
- A 10-minute presentation to investors, sales agents and programmers, plus private meetings
- Entry fee
- HKD 800
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- Who can apply
- US residents with an SSN, or US nonprofits and fiscal sponsors
- You get
- Grant of up to USD 3,500
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- US- or Canada-based Indigenous artists (Native, First Nations, Métis, Inuit); no teams
- You get
- Lab in Santa Fe with one-to-one advisor feedback on feature or episodic scripts
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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INAP–INCAA — Paraguay–Argentina Co-development / INAP route
INAP–INCAA — Paraguayan route · Paraguay
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Paraguayan majority producers with a genuine Argentine minority partner
- You get
- USD 35,000 co-development award; two Paraguayan and two Argentine projects are chosen
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Legal residents of the 50 US states or DC, aged 18 or over
- You get
- USD 4,500 grant for one independent narrative or documentary project
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
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- Who can apply
- Screenwriters worldwide of any gender; female-protagonist scripts preferred
- You get
- Not published in our notes
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Sedona — Screenplay Competition 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide with unsold, unoptioned English scripts
- You get
- First place per category: VIP pass, up to 4 hotel nights, table read, award, TV interview, coverage
- Entry fee
- $65–85
January 2027
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Beverly Hills — Screenplay Competition 2027
NewCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Screenplays of any genre; who may enter is not stated on the festival site
- You get
- Golden Palm Screenplay Award, plus first and second runner-up awards
- Entry fee
- $35–50
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Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship 2027
Writers Guild Initiative / The Black List · US
Only for writers aged 18 to 25
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- US citizens and permanent residents aged 18 to 25 with an original feature script
- You get
- USD 10,000 stipend and a year of mentoring by a prominent screenwriter
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Independent producers co-producing from at least two Eurimages member states
- You get
- Grant of up to €150,000; larger awards are advances on receipts, capped at €500,000
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- Professional scriptwriters or writing groups, for Finnish film production
- You get
- Grant of up to €24,000, paid at €2,000 per grant month
- Entry fee
- Not published
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- Who can apply
- African feature fiction and documentaries; shorts and student films from any country
- You get
- Screening at DIFF, Southern Africa's only Oscar-qualifying festival, and its awards
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Tribeca — AT&T Untold Stories 2027
US
Only for writer or director from, or with stories about, an underrepresented community
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Applicants living in the US or Puerto Rico; core-team conditions apply
- You get
- USD 1.2m to make the winning feature; the four other finalists get USD 15,000 each
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
February 2027
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Telefilm — low-budget English/non-French (January opening; February close)
Telefilm Canada · Canada
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Canadian production companies; English or other-language features under CAD 3.5m
- You get
- Production or post-production financing for a Canadian feature film of 75 minutes or more
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Tribeca — Works in Progress 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply
- Who can apply
- Fiction or documentary features in late production or post, not shown at a prior WIP
- You get
- Sneak-peek showcase for industry at Tribeca Pitch Market, plus two days of one-on-one meetings
- Entry fee
- $50–60
March 2027
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ISO — Marketing, Promotion & Distribution
Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) · Canada
Only for first Nations, Inuit and Métis
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Canadian companies at least 51% First Nations, Inuit or Métis owned and controlled
- You get
- Up to CAD 50,000 for features and series, or CAD 25,000 for shorts, web and immersive
- Entry fee
- Not published
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Nantucket — Tony Cox 2027
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide with an unproduced English-language script
- You get
- Feature winner: USD 5,000, a month-long Almanack retreat on Nantucket and a festival trip
- Entry fee
- $25–95
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- Who can apply
- Comedy writers; general international call, script rules not confirmed
- You get
- Genre recognition; the feature winner's package includes software and an industry meeting
- Entry fee
- $35–45
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Raindance Script Competition — Feature
NewRechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers anywhere with a finished, unproduced English-language feature script (60+ pages)
- You get
- Industry Discovery List for 4-5 feature scripts; the winner gets a Script Angel consultation
- Entry fee
- £60–90
June 2027
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HollyShorts — Screenplay Contest 2027
NewOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide with English scripts; category limits apply
- You get
- TV winner: option via 88th Street; feature: Alta Global consultation; Female Short: $1,000
- Entry fee
- $40–50
July 2027
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Flickers' Rhode Island — Screenplay 2027
NewOpen worldwide
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide who control the rights to an unproduced English script
- You get
- Festival-linked screenplay recognition; no production funding or sale verified
- Entry fee
- $50–65
No fixed date yet
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—TBC
- Who can apply
- African creative teams in past cycles; 2027 eligibility not yet published
- You get
- Not published in our notes
- Entry fee
- Not published
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NZFC — Feature Film Development / Scripted
New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) · New Zealand
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- NZ citizens or permanent residents holding the rights, with qualifying credits
- You get
- Up to NZ$35,000 per tranche, capped at NZ$140,000 in total per project
- Entry fee
- Not published
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NZFC — Feature Film Finishing Grant
New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) · New Zealand
NewRechecked 17 Oct
- Who can apply
- Features whose director and producer are both NZ citizens or permanent residents
- You get
- A non-recoupable grant of up to NZD 60,000 to finish the feature
- Entry fee
- Not published
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—Rolling
- Who can apply
- Australian companies, or Australian citizens and permanent residents, with an ABN
- You get
- AUD 10,000 to AUD 50,000 development funding per application
- Entry fee
- Not published
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