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Production support from The Finnish Film Foundation is sponsored by Finnish Film Foundation. The Finnish Film Foundation supports and promotes the Finnish film industry, including production support for feature films, animations, short films, documentaries, and television series.
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How to apply - Suomen elokuvasäätiö Finnish Film Foundation provides government grants for the domestic film industry. Our aim is to promote and develop diverse storytelling, ensure the accessibility of content on all platforms and to facilitate the internationalisation of the Finnish film industry. Funding is available for film industry professionals and companies registered in Finland.
Submitting an application Processing the application Professional scriptwriters with a Finnish bank account can apply for scriptwriting grants. The aim of the scriptwriting grant is to promote professional film production in Finland.
Scritpwriting grant for fiction films and series Scriptwriting grant for documentaries Slate development support 50/50 -production support Marketing and distribution support International promotion materials support International promotion travel support International promotion project support *Production support is also available for international co-productions For distribution companies Marketing and distribution support Support for audio description and subtitling for the hearing impaired Regional operational support Modernisation and equipment support For industry professionals and companies International promotion travel support International promotion project support (companies) Training support (exhibition and distribution professionals) Promotion of other film culture (companies) Submitting an application Subtitles in English: press CC in the bottom right-hand corner All applications are submitted through our application system .
The application system will utilize Suomi. fi e-Identification. Suomi.
fi e-Identification is a shared identification service for public sector e-services in Finland. Before submitting your application, please read both the grant annoucement and the support guide carefully. Pay special attention to the required application appendices.
Grant announcements are available in Finnish and Swedish . You may submit your application through the system at any time. However most support categories have designated application deadlines determined by the schedule of the support meetings.
A grant annoucement is released for all available support categories for each processing round. Please allot plenty of time for compiling your application and submit it well before the deadline of your chosen application round to avoid any possible technical issues arising from the system overloading during the last few hours leading up to the deadline.
Processing the application The processing of an application can take anywhere between 3 to 10 weeks depending on the support category. We will nominate an administrator for your application within a week of the application deadline and you can see their name in the application system. During the process, the administrator may contact you by phone or email if the information in your application needs supplementing.
If you update your application or the appendices already submitted through the application system, please notify the administrator/film commissioner who handles your application of the changes by email. All updates and supplements should however be submitted through the application system as we can not receive them via email.
More about our support application handlers: The person handling your application will present a support decision recommendation to the Finnish Film Foundation’s Managing Board based on the application.
The application is evaluated based on e.g.: Applicant’s professional status Applicant’s ability to complete the project Required appendices and other plans Other potential funding for the project Comparison to other applications in the same application round Ensuring sufficient diversity Social and environmental accountability Compliance with previous support agreements and reporting requirements Available funds at the Foundation Guidelines for support proposals by the Foundation’s Production Department See a timeline for our evaluation and decision making process: Timeline for decision making The support decision is made in a support decision meeting by the Foundation’s Board members.
The decision is then uploaded to the application system. You will also receive an official decision letter in the post. The Finnish Film Foundation may also commit to the funding of a project with a Letter of Commitment (LOC) prior to the support decision.
All of our support decisions are public. We post a list of supported projects on our website and send out a press release within a week of the support decision meeting. Any funding from the Finnish Film Foundation should be acknowledged in all materials about the project.
You can find information about the use of our print and animated logos in the support guides. Look through previously supported projects: Application deadlines Support guides Over 4. 8 million euros of production support to Finnish films 14 new projects go into production with support from the Finnish Film Foundation.
Image: Lonesome... Seven films receive production support in December The Finnish Film Foundation’s Board granted over 1. 2 million euros of production support to seven...
10 films receive production support in October The Board of the Finnish Film Foundation granted close to 1. 4 million euros in production... The Government Plans to Disrupt Domestic Film Production Finnish Film Foundation’s statement regarding The Government’s Budget Proposal for 2026: The funds invested in...
Close to 2. 2 million euros of production support in June First feature film by a Finnish black female director goes into production. Image: Naima Mohamud...
Over 6. 4 million euros of production support from the Finnish Film Foundation in March 22 films received production support in March. Image: Klaus Härö’s next film Blue Baby stars...
3 million euros of production support to 13 projects In the final decision meeting of the year, the Finnish Film Foundation’s board gave production... Production support to eight new films in October Finnish Film Foundation’s board gave a total of 704,000 euros in production support in October....
Production support to 16 new films in June Finnish Film Foundation’s board granted a total of 4,977,000 euros in production support in June.... 19 films got production support in March Finnish Film Foundation’s board granted 5,745,000 euros of production support in March. Image: Hanna Bergholm...
Close to 3. 3 million euros of production support to eight projects in December Four feature films, three documentary films and one short film received production support from the... Ten films go into production with the Finnish Film Foundation’s support Finnish Film Foundation’s Board granted production support to ten projects in October.
Image: 100 litraa... Over 3 million euros of production support in June The board of the Finnish Film Foundation granted 3. 083 million euros in production support in...
New films from Klaus Härö, Jenni Toivoniemi and Virpi Suutari receive production support Finnish Film Foundation has granted over 6. 3 million euros in production support in March 2023.... Submissions are open for the children’s short film project Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, The Church Media Foundation and Yle have started a new co-operation...
Production department’s info meeting on December 15, 2022 A video from the Finnish Film Foundation’s info meeting in December is now available with... New children’s film project is looking for short films for 10–12-year-old preteens Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, The Church Media Foundation and Yle have started a new co-operation...
12 new films receive production support from the Finnish Film Foundation The Board of the Finnish Film Foundation granted a total of 3,352,500 euros to six... Finnish Film Foundation awards 5,2 million euros of production support in June 21 projects received production support in the second funding round of 2022. The supported projects...
Support for international distribution of Finnish films – application period opens August 1 The aim of the support is to encourage international cinema distribution of Finnish films abroad....
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Film industry professionals and companies registered in Finland; covers both domestic productions and international co-productions with a Finnish co-producer. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies; €700,000–€6.4 million distributed per funding round across all projects. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Production support from The Finnish Film Foundation is funded by Finnish Film Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.