GrantGermanyChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026
FFA — cultural treatment funding
Closes 15 Dec 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026, 23:59. Next round: 29 Jan 2027
Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. The FFA page gives 29 January 2027 (23:59) as the next treatment deadline for feature fiction and documentary; 15 December applies only to children's films.
Official page: https://www.ffa.de/jurybasierte-foerderung-treatment-drehbuch.html
- 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
- Making
- Fiction feature
- Stage
- Writing
- Type
- Grant
Dates
- Closes Children's film treatment deadline, 23:59 · 23:59
- Closes Feature fiction and documentary treatment deadline, 23:59 · 23:59
- Selection news Children's film jury session, 16–17 March 2027
- Selection news Feature and documentary jury sessions, 14–15 April and 4–5 May 2027
Who can apply
Individual writers living or established in Germany; not the writer's company
Limited to Germany. More than one test applies, such as where you live and where your company is.
What you get
Up to €15,000 to write a treatment, plus up to €2,500 for script consultancy
| Headline amount | €15,000 | ≤€15,000 living-cost grant; up to €2,500 separately approved consultancy possible. |
|---|---|---|
| Optional treatment consultancy cap | €2,500 | Separate approval and budget availability. |
Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.
What it costs
The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.
What to bring
The materials list isn’t in our notes. The application form will have it.
Terms to read first
| Money terms | No ordinary revenue recoupment established for the listed grant route; reporting, eligible-cost, contractual and recovery-for-breach terms still apply. |
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Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.
Where this comes from
- FFA — application and committee calendar Checked 16 Oct 2026. Reopened and principal relevant calendar/eligibility/amount information inspected; not every linked form or clause.
- FFA — cultural treatment and screenplay funding Checked 16 Oct 2026. Treatment/script stages, production-company alternative, current materials and post-14 September submission instructions.
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