Application deadlines

Scriptwriting

Scriptwriting grant for fiction films and series

Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 23, 2025.

Application deadline: August 6, 2025
Decisions are announced by October 17, 2025.

Application deadline: October 22, 2025
Decisions are announced by December 19, 2025.

Scriptwriting grant for documentary films

Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 23, 2025.

Application deadline: August 6, 2025
Decisions are announced by October 17, 2025.

Application deadline: October 22, 2025
Decisions are announced by December 19, 2025.

Production

Development support

Application deadline: April 1, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Application deadline: August 5, 2025
Decisions are announced by October 10, 2025.

Application deadline: October 21, 2025
Decisions are announced by December 19, 2025.

Slate development support

Application deadline: April 1, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Production support

Application deadline: April 1, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Application deadline: August 5, 2025
Decisions are announced by October 10, 2025.

Application deadline: October 21, 2025
Decisions are announced by December 19, 2025.

50/50 production support

No calls open at the moment.

Exhibition and Distribution

Marketing and distribution support for feature films

Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Marketing and distribution support for documentary and short films

Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Support for audio description and subtitling for the hearing impaired

The call for the support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Import support

Application deadline: April 29, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 27, 2025.

Operational support for cinemas

Application deadline: March 26, 2025
Decisions are announced by May 30, 2025.

Support for cinema equipment and modernization

Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decisions are announced by June 13, 2025.

Training support

The call for the training support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Operational support for film festivals

No calls open at the moment.

International promotion

Targeted project support for international cinema distribution

The call for the international distribution support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Project support for international promotion

The call for the project support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Material and marketing support for international promotion

The call for the material and marketing support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Travel support for international promotion

The call for the travel support is ongoing. The processing time is approximately 3–10 weeks after the application and all the required appendices have been submitted.

Support for the promotion of other film culture

No calls open at the moment.

For more information on the support, read the support guides:

Support guides

See grant announcements in Finnish and Swedish:

Hakuilmoitukset Ansökningsinformation