Fellowship or lab Helsinki, Finland

Käsikirjoitusapuraha, spring 2027 round (script grants for fiction and documentary)

Run by Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Finnish Film Foundation, SES)

The Finnish Film Foundation's spring round of script grants supports professional writers working on Finnish fiction or documentary films and series. Money is paid as months of writing time at EUR 2,000 each, up to twelve months per film, with decisions due in March 2027.

Deadline Jan 13, 2027 (closes in 85 days)

Dates

DeadlineDateFee
Fiction films and seriesJan 13, 2027free
Documentary films and seriesJan 13, 2027free

Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.

At a glance

Entry fee
FreeNo fee
Formats
Feature, Short, Series, Documentary
Language
Finnish
Where
Helsinki, Finland (enter online)
Who can apply
Professional screenwriters or writing teams with a writing plan for a domestic Finnish production. The fiction call covers feature, short and series drama, animation and children's films; a separate call covers documentary films and series.
Prizes
Up to EUR 24,000 per film, paid as grant months of EUR 2,000 each, at most twelve months per film.

What to send

File
PDF
Your name on the script
Allowed
Also asked for
Apply in the foundation's online application system; applications sent after the deadline roll into the next round.

Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.

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