Fellowship or lab Ankara, Turkey

Senaryo ve Diyalog Yazımı Desteği, 2027 support year (Screenplay and Dialogue Writing Support)

Run by Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema (Sinema Genel Müdürlüğü)

Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism pays writers to write feature fiction screenplays through this state grant, and the writer, not a producer, is the applicant. You apply with a synopsis and treatment rather than a finished script, and the first 2027 period closes October 23, 2026, with board decisions in January 2027.

Deadline Oct 23, 2026 (closes in 3 days)

Dates

DeadlineDateFee
First period (closes at the end of office hours)Oct 23, 2026none stated
Second periodMay 7, 2027none stated

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

At a glance

Entry fee
FreeNo application fee is mentioned
Formats
Feature
Language
Turkish
Where
Ankara, Turkey (enter online)
Who can apply
The screenplay and dialogue writer applies personally, for a feature-length fiction film. One supported project per calendar year and one application per support type per board period. A project rejected twice for this support is not reconsidered, a writer funded twice before needs one of those scripts to have been filmed, and earlier recipients must have met their obligations.
Prizes
A state grant toward writing the screenplay of a feature fiction film. The pages give no amount and do not say whether it must be repaid.

What to send

Also asked for
Apply on the e-Devlet portal (turkiye.gov.tr) with a synopsis, a treatment, the writer's statement, a bio and filmography, a declaration on adaptation and on biographical subject matter (with the rights holders' permission when either applies), and a notarized signature specimen. Use of AI tools in any of the material must be declared.

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

What it gives besides money

Applications are decided by the Ministry's cinema support board, which meets January 19 to 21, 2027 for the first period and September 15 to 17, 2027 for the second.

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