How to apply

Eligibility criteria

ESFUF PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS, INITIATED BY A UKRAINIAN DIRECTOR, AT THE DEVELOPMENT OR FINALISATION STAGE.

The eligible projects are long-length cinematographic works intended to be first released in theaters, belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary or animation.

Beneficiaries are production companies established in the ESFUF contributing countries having a coproduction contract with an Ukrainian production company.

  • The budget of the scheme in 2024 is 1,5 M€  
  • The amount of the development support is capped at 25 000 € for documentaries and at 50 000 € for fiction or animation. Finalisation support is capped at 75 000 €.

The first call was open on February, 20th 2023 and closed on March, 17th 2023. The second call was open on July, 10th 2023, and was closed on September, 1st 2023.

 

On February 22nd, 2024, two separate calls are launched:

  • The deadline to apply to finalisation support is: March 15th
  • The deadline to apply to development support is: April 5th

A project not selected following a first submission session may be resubmitted twice for the same grant. In the case of a second or third application, you’ll have to provide a note stating the developments and changes made since the previous application.

JURY MEMBERS

The selection of projects will be decided by the ESFUF jury, composed of 7 experts of the European film industry.

Documents

GUIDELINES

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APPLICATION FORM FOR A DEVELOPMENT GRANT

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APPLICATION FORM FOR A FINALISATION GRANT

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