Call for Applications Opens in Cuba for National Film Development Fund

The new edition of the fund, presented the previous day at ICAIC headquarters, will benefit projects in the categories of Debut Feature (Fiction and Documentary) and Postproduction of Short Films (Fiction, Animation, and Documentary), reported Cubavisión Internacional during the press conference.

The fund has 108 million pesos allocated for this call: 90 million for debut feature projects and 18 million for postproduction projects.

This figure nearly doubles the 58 million assigned in the previous edition, Cubavisión Internacional underscored.

Since its creation in 2019, the FFCC has allocated more than 170 million pesos, enabling the production of some 30 films and 15 screenplays.

Over its seven prior editions, it has awarded more than one hundred projects from filmmakers across the country.

Alexis Triana, president of the sponsoring institution, emphasized the need to diversify the fund's financing sources beyond the state budget.

At the same time, he assured that "today we have the necessary budgets to support this call," the Cuban media outlet reported.

Triana insisted on the importance of continuing to implement solutions that reduce production costs, such as the use of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources.

For his part, Reynier Rodríguez, head of the FFCC Department, confirmed that the Selection Committee will be composed of screenwriters, producers, and directors with extensive careers, and advanced that the results will be announced in February of next year.

Applicants may include creators registered in the Audiovisual and Cinematographic Creator Registry, as well as recognized Creative Collectives.

The guidelines and application form are available on the ICAIC website or via email, and document submission will be conducted exclusively in digital format.