Call SheetUpdated 17 Oct 2026

TV series grants, labs and pitch competitions

Funds, labs and pitch competitions for series, from the pilot script to the co-production.

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7

  1. C21 Content London Pitch — Scripted

    CompetitionSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Established producers anywhere with a market-ready scripted series and finance committed
    You get
    A live pitch at Content London on 1 December 2026; the winner gets a £20,000 C21 marketing package
    Entry fee
    Not published

  2. C21 Content London Pitch — Unscripted

    CompetitionSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Established producers anywhere with a market-ready unscripted series or format
    You get
    A live pitch to buyers at Content London; the winner gets a £20,000 C21Media marketing package
    Entry fee
    Not published

  3. Chile — Ventana Sur 2026 attendance support

    Uruguay

    Market or pitchFiction featureDocumentaryAnimationWriting to Finished film

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  4. Finnish Film Foundation — development support

    Finland

    GrantFiction featureShortSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  5. Finnish Film Foundation — production support

    Finland

    GrantFiction featureShortSeriesDevelopment and Production

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  6. American Film Market — Television Pitch 2026

    Market or pitchSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctCheck who can apply

    Who can apply
    AFM attendees with a Platinum or + Sessions badge, pitching a scripted or limited series
    You get
    A live pitch to a television executive panel at AFM, with on-stage critique
    Entry fee
    $695

  7. Screen Australia — First Nations Development

    Australia

    GrantFiction featureDocumentarySeriesDevelopment

    Only for australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creators

    Rechecked 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

2

  1. Roy W. Dean Fall Grant 2026

    From the Heart Productions · US

    GrantFiction featureDocumentaryShortDevelopment to Post

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    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

  2. Vail — Screenplay Contest 2026

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Check 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

11

  1. Atlanta Film Festival — Screenplay 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 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

  2. Series Mania Writers Campus

    Lab or fellowshipSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Professional screenwriters from listed European countries, with no producer attached
    You get
    Mentoring, a four-day workshop in Lille, and a pitch and accreditation at Series Mania Forum
    Entry fee
    Free to enter

  3. CMF — Slate Development Pilot / Track Record

    Canada Media Fund · Canada

    Other financeSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Canadian-controlled production companies meeting track-record criteria
    You get
    Interest-free repayable advance of CAD 75,000, or CAD 100,000 for drama, across up to five projects
    Entry fee
    Not published

  4. Cinequest — Screenwriting 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Check 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

  5. CHIRAPAQ — Indigenous Cinema Fund

    Peru

    GrantShortSeriesAnimationDevelopment and Production

    Only for indigenous filmmakers and collectives

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Indigenous people aged 18–35 living in Peru, and Indigenous organisations and collectives
    You get
    PEN 15,000 each (four awards), a Lima workshop with travel and stay covered, and mentoring
    Entry fee
    Not published

  6. Queens Arts Fund — New Work Grant 2027

    NYFA / NYC Department of Cultural Affairs · US

    GrantFiction featureDocumentaryShortWriting to Finished film

    Rechecked 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

  7. CNC — animation literary or graphic concept

    France

    GrantAnimationSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    French or European nationals, or 10-year French residents; projects written in French
    You get
    A flat €5,000 for the literary or graphic concept of an animated series of 7+ minute episodes
    Entry fee
    Not published

  8. UK Global Screen Fund — documentary / animation TV

    United Kingdom

    GrantDocumentaryAnimationSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    UK independent production company leading an international co-production
    You get
    Non-recoupable grant of up to £300,000, capped at 50% of the UK financial contribution
    Entry fee
    Not published

  9. NZ On Air — Trans-Tasman Kids IP Incubator

    New Zealand

    Lab or fellowshipSeriesAnimationWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    New Zealand-based individuals or entities, with two key creatives including a writer
    You get
    Up to NZD 22,000 development funding, a Melbourne workshop and mentoring
    Entry fee
    Not published

  10. Screen Australia × ACTF — Kids IP Incubator

    Screen Australia × Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) · Australia

    Lab or fellowshipSeriesAnimationWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Australian citizens, permanent residents or Australian-controlled companies
    You get
    AUD 20,000 per team, mentoring and a Melbourne workshop; up to three teams get production funding
    Entry fee
    Not published

  11. Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    Market or pitchSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Production companies anywhere with a first-run live-action fiction series; rights held
    You get
    Pitch to industry in Lille; the best project wins up to EUR 50,000, paid in stages
    Entry fee
    Free to enter

December

16

  1. Creative Europe MEDIA — European slate development 2027

    European Union

    GrantFiction featureSeriesOther formatsDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  2. Sofia Meetings — TV Series

    Market or pitchSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    TV series teams from anywhere; further funding and budget conditions apply
    You get
    A pitch to co-producers at Sofia Meetings, with industry awards for selected projects
    Entry fee
    Free to enter

  3. Bell Fund — Production / Major Production Funder

    Canada

    GrantSeriesDevelopment and Production

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Canadian-controlled taxable production companies with a qualifying MPF licence
    You get
    Non-repayable funding up to CAD 150,000–250,000 for production, plus up to CAD 25,000
    Entry fee
    Not published

  4. Stowe Story Labs — Remote Writers’ Retreat 2027

    Lab or fellowshipFiction featureSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 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

  5. Stowe Story Labs — US Narrative Labs 2027

    Lab or fellowshipFiction featureSeriesWriting and Development

    Rechecked 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

  6. Screen Australia — Narrative Content Production / December

    Australia

    Other financeFiction featureSeriesDevelopment and Production

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  7. Sundance — Sloan Episodic Science Grant 2027

    Sundance Institute · US

    GrantSeriesWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Writers of any nationality or residency, with an English-language pilot
    You get
    USD 17,000 grant and creative craft support for one series
    Entry fee
    $50

  8. NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship 2027

    NRDC / The Black List · US

    GrantFiction featureSeriesWriting and Development

    Only for climate-related stories

    Rechecked 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

  9. CMF — Slate Development Pilot / Alternative Access

    Canada Media Fund · Canada

    Other financeSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Canadian-controlled production companies; not a route for writers without a company
    You get
    Up to CAD 75,000 slate development allocation, spread over up to five projects
    Entry fee
    Not published

  10. ATX TV Festival — Pitch Competition 2027

    CompetitionSeriesWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Legal residents of the 50 US states or DC, of age of majority
    You get
    Ten finalists pitch live at ATX TV Festival and join a year-long mentorship programme
    Entry fee
    $45–85

  11. CineStory — TV Retreat & Fellowship 2027

    CompetitionSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Writers worldwide, 18+, with writing earnings of $25,000 or less in five years
    You get
    Fellow: USD 3,000, a 12-month mentorship and a free retreat place; finalists invited for a fee
    Entry fee
    $80–95

  12. Puffin Foundation 2027 — Film / Video

    US

    GrantFiction featureDocumentaryShortDevelopment to Finished film

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  13. TorinoFilmLab SeriesLab

    Lab or fellowshipSeriesDevelopment

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    European writer–producer teams, or teams elsewhere with European co-production potential
    You get
    Six-month series lab with three residential workshops and a final industry pitch
    Entry fee
    Not published

  14. Sundance — Native Lab Fellowship 2027

    Lab or fellowshipFiction featureSeriesDevelopment

    Only for indigenous filmmakers

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  15. Female Eye — Screenplays / Pilots

    Canada

    CompetitionFiction featureAnimationSeriesWriting

    Open worldwide

    Who can apply
    Screenwriters worldwide of any gender; female-protagonist scripts preferred
    You get
    Not published in our notes
    Entry fee
    Not published

  16. Sedona — Screenplay Competition 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 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

6

  1. SeriesFest — Pilots in Progress Season 13

    Market or pitchSeriesPost

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Series creators worldwide with a near-complete pilot rough cut and screening rights
    You get
    Rough-cut screening with audience feedback; page also lists a $25K in-kind post award
    Entry fee
    $15–65

  2. SeriesFest — Pitch-A-Thon! Season 13

    Market or pitchSeriesWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Series creators worldwide, with English-language materials
    You get
    A live five-minute pitch with panel feedback, after a two-part virtual pitching workshop
    Entry fee
    $50–85

  3. CNC — television fiction concept

    France

    GrantSeriesOther formatsWriting

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Writers of French, EU or other European nationality, or French permanent residents
    You get
    Flat-rate grant of EUR 7,500 to develop a series concept
    Entry fee
    Not published

  4. CNC — television fiction writing

    France

    GrantSeriesOther formatsWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Writers of French, EU or other European nationality, or French permanent residents
    You get
    Flat-rate writing grant of EUR 15,000 to 30,000 by format, optionally with a script consultant
    Entry fee
    Not published

  5. Finnish Film Foundation — fiction/animation scriptwriting

    Finland

    GrantFiction featureAnimationShortWriting

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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

  6. NZ On Air — Scripted / Non-fiction Round Toru

    New Zealand

    GrantSeriesDocumentaryDevelopment and Production

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    Who can apply
    Not yet published: awaits the Round Toru brief (a New Zealand public-media programme)
    You get
    Content funding (round caps not yet published)
    Entry fee
    Not published

March 2027

4

  1. ISO — Marketing, Promotion & Distribution

    Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) · Canada

    GrantFiction featureSeriesShortPost and Finished film

    Only for first Nations, Inuit and Métis

    Rechecked 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

  2. Nantucket — Tony Cox 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 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

  3. HollyShorts Comedy 2027 — scripts

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Only for comedy scripts only

    Check who can apply

    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

  4. Raindance Script Competition — TV Pilot

    CompetitionSeriesWriting

    Rechecked 17 OctOpen worldwide

    Who can apply
    Writers anywhere with a finished, unproduced English-language TV pilot script
    You get
    Industry Discovery List for 8-10 TV scripts; category winners get a Script Angel consultation
    Entry fee
    £50–70

June 2027

1

  1. HollyShorts — Screenplay Contest 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Open 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

1

  1. Flickers' Rhode Island — Screenplay 2027

    CompetitionFiction featureShortSeriesWriting

    Open 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

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    Screen Australia — Narrative Content Development

    Australia

    GrantFiction featureSeriesWriting and Development

    Rechecked 17 Oct

    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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