The European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films was renewed in 2025 for a third consecutive year, thanks to the commitment of its contributors.
The 2025 call for projects for production support was officially launched during the 78th Cannes film festival.
This call, which will be the only ESFUF call for the year 2025, is open to long-length cinematographic works belonging to the genre of fiction, documentary or animation. Applications must be submitted before the start of the film shooting. A maximum of two applications per production company will be accepted.
Projects should be co-produced between Ukrainian production companies and companies established in the ESFUF-contributing countries. The fund now brings together 19 contributors from 18 European countries and has recently welcomed a new member, the Polish Film Institute, enabling Polish production companies to apply for the first time.
A total budget of 1.5 M € will be dedicated to the call, allowing projects to benefit from substantial production grants. Support is capped at 200 000 € for fiction and animation films and at 90 000 € for documentaries.