Asia Pacific Screen Academy Film Fund
Grants and fellowships from the Asia Pacific Screen Academy supporting filmmakers across the Asia-Pacific region with development funding and connections to the international industry.
Overview
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) operates film funding programs that support filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific region. APSA is the cultural and educational arm of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which recognize cinematic excellence from a region encompassing 70 countries and territories. The Academy's funding programs provide development grants and fellowships to filmmakers whose work reflects the diverse cultures and stories of the Asia-Pacific.
Based in Brisbane, Australia, APSA leverages its connection to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to identify and support emerging talent from across the region. Funded projects benefit from APSA's network of industry professionals, festival programmers, and fellow filmmakers, which facilitates international co-production and distribution.
The Asia-Pacific region produces a vast and diverse body of cinema, from the studio productions of India, China, and South Korea to the independent cinema of Iran, the Philippines, and New Zealand. APSA's funding programs support this diversity by backing projects at the development stage, when financial support can determine whether a promising project moves forward.
What It Covers
- Development grants of up to AUD $25,000 for screenplay development and project preparation
- MPA APSA Academy Film Fund -- co-funded with the Motion Picture Association for projects from the region
- Industry networking through APSA events and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- Festival connections through APSA's relationships with international festivals
Eligibility
Applicants must be filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific region as defined by APSA (encompassing 70 countries and territories from Turkey to the Pacific Islands). Projects must be feature-length narrative or documentary films in the development stage. Both emerging and established filmmakers are eligible.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted through the APSA website. Submissions include a project description, screenplay or treatment, director's statement, budget, and filmmaker CV. Deadlines vary by funding cycle.
Who Should Apply
Asia-Pacific filmmakers with feature film projects in development that need financial support for screenplay completion, research, or pre-production. The fund is valuable for filmmakers seeking to connect their projects with the international co-production market.
See Also
For understanding Asia-Pacific cinema markets, see International Film Markets. To plan your feature film budget, use the Production Budget Calculator.
