TFL Alumni Grant

In 2025, as a special one-year initiative, TorinoFilmLab will assign a €40,000 grant to support the production of a film project directed by a TFL alumnus or alumna, scheduled to begin production in 2026.

This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering a long-term relationship with our alumni. We want TFL to be a place where our alumni can return to - for guidance, mentorship, and support - throughout their careers. More than that, we envision TFL as a hub for our alumni community, a space for connection, collaboration, and shared growth. We believe in the power of our network and its potential to reframe the future of audiovisual landscapes.

In addition of the financial support, the selected project will be invited to attend the TFL Meeting Event in November 2025 in Torino, Italy. With more than 200 international industry professionals attending every year, the TFL co-production market offers valuable visibility, tailored networking opportunities, and one-to-one meetings to help projects find new partners and expand their reach.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Tuesday, 6^th May 2025, 2:00 p.m. CET

The Alumni Grant is dedicated to directors who have previously developed a project in TFL. The grant targets both projects previously developed within TFL and new projects. The grant is open to all film projects: fiction, creative documentaries, experimental, animation and any possible kind of cinema form.

Eligibility Criteria
1. The project must be in advanced development stage, with a minimum of 50% of the total budget confirmed;
2. The project must be scheduled to enter production in 2026;
3. The script in English must be presented when applying (or an analogue document, according to the type of project);
4. Projects that are participating in a TFL programme in 2025 are not eligible;
5. Projects that have previously received production support by TorinoFilmLab are not eligible;
6. Applicants must confirm the film team's availability to participate in the creation of a series of communication materials which will be produced by TFL and will include the production of a video to document the creative process behind the making of the project. Please read Important Remarks further below for more information. This will be an integral part of the Grant Agreement.

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in 1 single PDF (10 MB max.), and all in English – are:

1) Short synopsis (1 page max), plus extended synopsis containing detailed description of the narrative arc, characters, ending and other fundamental elements of the story - min 4,000 and max 8,000 characters spaces included

2) Director’s intention notes

3) Artistic concept and audiovisual reference/moodboard

4) Web links to previous film(s) of the director

5) Biographies of writer, director & producer (1 page max per person)

6) Production company profile and co-producers’ profiles – 3 pages max. in total

7) Detailed production budget in Euros

8) Financing plan according to form A – including structure of co-production (companies’ name, country, co-production shares) and financing status with timeline (funds to apply/applied/confirmed, % of confirmed financing, date of application/response)

9) Detailed development and production timetable (please specify Month and Year for each activity, specify shooting period)

10) Proof of confirmed financing, deal memo with co-producers (if any), deal memo/LOI from sales and distribution partners, if available

11) Script (to be attached as the last element of the dossier. For creative documentaries a treatment is accepted)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Tuesday, 6^th May 2025, 2:00 p.m. CET

Any application package that won’t include all the mandatory materials requested (point 1 to 11) will not be considered eligible.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed online in September.

Please click on the "Apply Now!" button to access the application form and submit your project. Before starting the process, you need to create an account on the TFL Visitor Page (if you don’t already have one).

1. The production company will have to sign a grant allocation agreement shortly after the film’s selection and will be the only recipient of the payments. The Award will be transferred to the signatory company in two phases: 60% two weeks before the start of the Film’s shooting, 40% following the delivery of the film and the approval of the credits. Both payments will be connected to the receipt and approval of a series of documents that will be requested by TFL and stated in the contract.

2. The funding does not need to be spent in Europe.

3. Eligible costs are expenses connected to the Film’s production, i.e. costs incurred after the start of the Film’s shooting. Taxes (incl. VAT), bank charges and costs for exchange rates are not eligible.

1. TFL will produce a video documentation of the creative process of the project. By applying for this call, the production agrees that a small team from TFL can visit the set for a maximum of 7 days during the shooting period. The output will be:

- an immersive video aimed at a non-professional audience to give them the experience of being on set;
- a linear video for educational and TFL promotional purposes;
- a series of short interviews, backstage videos and photos to disseminate on social media for educational and TFL promotional purposes.

TFL will coordinate with the film team about the timing of the release of such materials, which will not be before the international premiere of the film.

2. The awarded projects must indicate TorinoFilmLab support in the opening and closing credits, as well as in all promotional, communication, advertising materials and press releases, by displaying the TorinoFilmLab Logo together with the caption: “funded by TorinoFilmLab”. The production also commits to acknowledge TFL support at the moment of the film release and distribution through a series of joined actions of communication that you can find in the ANNEX.

3. The production company must provide TFL update on the Project status (change of title, filming start date, completion date, new partners, etc.) twice a year (April and December) and provide updates whenever requested by TFL team. TFL must be informed of the Film’s world premiere before its announcement and a downloadable screener of the finished film must be provided.

4. The Italian premiere of the film has to be at the Torino Film Festival (if selected by the festival committee), with the exception of a selection at the Venice Film Festival.

INFO
For more information, contact TFL Funds & Films Coordinator: Greta Fornari fornari@museocinema.it