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World Cinema Fund

The World Cinema Fund supports exclusively the production and distribution of feature films and feature-length documentaries. 

Together with the Federal Foundation for Culture and in cooperation with the Goethe Institute, the Foreign Ministry and German producers, the World Cinema Fund works to develop and support cinema in regions with a weak film infrastructure, while fostering cultural diversity in German cinemas.

The World Cinema Fund supports films that could not be made without additional funding: films that stand out with an unconventional aesthetic approach, that tell powerful stories and transmit an authentic image of their cultural roots.

Submission open only for films that will have their theatrical release in German cinemas.

The support is focused on the following regions and countries: Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caucasus as well as Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia and Sri Lanka.

Current Status
Active
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Theme
Cultural Features and Documentaries

Upcoming Grants

Upcoming Film Grants Open
SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Documentaries in Post Production Fund 6 June, 2023
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund Documentary Fund for Canadian Filmmakers 7 June, 2023
AAAS Science Journalism Awards Fund for Journalists 16 June, 2023
Vision Sud East Co Production and Distribution with Switzerland 28 June, 2023
American Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest Screenwriting Competition 1 July, 2023
Mountainfilm Commitment Grant Fund Environmental Documentaries 1 July, 2023
Hubert Bals Fund Develop Funding for European Filmmakers 1 July, 2023
Berlinale Talents Lab Talent Development Program in Berlin 4 July, 2023
EuroDoc Documentary Development for European Filmmakers 5 July, 2023
William Greaves Research and Development Fund Documentary African Descent 5 July, 2023

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