Curated film funding intelligence

GrantHunter helps film creators find grants, labs, residencies and funding calls without scraping through scattered sources.

A living discovery and review database for filmmakers, producers, documentary makers, short film creators, Ukrainian and migrant creators, cultural workers and project teams.

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The problem

Film funding information is scattered across foundation pages, festival calls, cultural institutions, PDFs, newsletters, regional funds and grant directories. The useful details are often hidden behind institutional wording, inconsistent deadline formats and incomplete descriptions.

What GrantHunter does

GrantHunter discovers opportunity pages, enriches and deduplicates records, tracks deadlines, flags missing information and prepares the database for semantic normalization: eligibility, project-stage fit, practical value and evidence snippets.

Database snapshot

3,005+ grant and opportunity records
1382 currently open opportunities
98 deadlines in the next 30 days
170 deadlines in the next 90 days

Records are automatically discovered, enriched, deduplicated and marked for manual review where data is incomplete or risky.

Coverage

Project stages

  • Development: 2043
  • Production: 1429
  • Postproduction: 505
  • Release: 297
  • development: 54
  • production: 25
  • Any: 16
  • Distribution: 7

Formats and applicants

  • Nonfiction short: 1444
  • Nonfiction feature: 1236
  • Fiction short: 924
  • Fiction feature: 888
  • Any: 653
  • Animation short: 566
  • Animation feature: 442
  • Experimental: 358

Support and goals

  • Grant: 2244
  • Mentorship: 1590
  • Award: 332
  • Workshop: 264
  • Co-production market: 250
  • Residency: 227
  • Training: 217
  • Pitching: 180

Territories

  • All world: 1574
  • Europe: 307
  • USA: 155
  • Germany: 148
  • Global South: 100
  • Eastern Europe: 100
  • Asia: 88
  • Africa: 86

Who it is for

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Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2026-2027

Deadline: 2026-07-03

Region: All world

Stage: Production, Postproduction

The Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2026-2027 call for entries is open to film, video, and multimedia submissions from individuals or organizations worldwide, with no restriction on length or genre, and offers a…

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BAHGIA Global Summit and Awards 2026 - Development Grants

Deadline: 2026-07-03

Region: Africa

Stage: Development

Provides development grants, mentorship, and funding support to outstanding students and emerging entrepreneurs across Africa for education, research, leadership development, and business innovation.

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TFL Next - TV Series | Story Editing 2026

Deadline: 2026-07-03

Region: All world

Stage: Development

An online workshop for TV series concept development with two sessions in September and October 2026. It offers mentorship and networking opportunities for international audiovisual professionals.

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Short Film Venture Program

Deadline: 2026-07-03

Region: New Brunswick

Stage: Development

The Short Film Venture Program assists emerging New Brunswick filmmakers in producing a 'calling card' short film, with opportunities for mentorship and festival showcasing. Scripts over 10 minutes are not eligible.

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Foundations of Screenwriting - Arabic

Deadline: 2026-07-04

Region: Middle East

Stage: Development

Foundations of Screenwriting - Arabic 2026 is an online DFI screenwriting lab. The DFI workshops listing gives an application deadline of July 4, 2026 and a starting date of August 4, 2026. The programme is aimed at beg…

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Stiftung Kulturregion Hannover

Deadline: 2026-07-06

Region: Germany

Stage: Development, Production, Postproduction

The Stiftung Kulturregion Hannover offers grants to non-profit organizations and institutions for cultural projects that take place in the Region Hannover. The applicant must be based in the Region Hannover, and the pro…

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Innovation Challenge “Biodiversity in Finance”

Deadline: 2026-07-06

Region: Costa Rica

Stage: Development

This UNDP Costa Rica grant promotes the development of innovative, sustainable financial products and services that integrate biodiversity considerations. Higher Education Institutions in Costa Rica can apply, with a pr…

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Biennale College Cinema - Immersive

Deadline: 2026-07-06

Region: All world

Stage: Development

Biennale College Cinema - Immersive is accepting applications for 12 immersive international concepts, with 2 reserved for Italian teams, up to 30 minutes in duration, with a budget of up to €75,000. The projects must u…

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Youth Film Lab Summer Intensive

Deadline: 2026-07-06

Region: All world

Stage: Development

A summer program for youth interested in filmmaking, offering an intensive learning experience in various aspects of film production.

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Inspiring Asia Micro Film Festival 2026

Deadline: 2026-07-06

Region: Asia

Stage: Development, Production

This festival supports NGOs, nonprofits, and filmmakers to create short films promoting community empowerment, sustainability, and innovation in storytelling. It encourages the use of various film formats and AI in crea…

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