Canary Islands Launches €264k Cinema Grant Program
The Canary Islands Government has launched a new €264,444 grant program to support public and private cinemas, recognizing their crucial role as cultural hubs across the islands.
The Culture Department of the Canary Islands Government has launched a new grant program for public and private cinemas across the islands that regularly show films to the public. The goal is to support these cinemas, recognizing their crucial role in the film industry.
This initiative comes from the Directorate General for Cultural Innovation and Creative Industries, led by Cristóbal de la Rosa, and has a budget of 264,444 euros.
You can find the full rules and details of these grants on the regional Government's official online portal. They are also accessible via the website of the Canary Islands Institute for Cultural Development (ICDC) at www.icdcultural.org, under the 'Convocatorias' (Calls) section. Applications must be submitted within 15 days of the program's publication in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, which occurred on December 31, 2025. Both individual owners and companies that run cinemas or cinema complexes in the Canary Islands are eligible to apply for this funding.
The overall goal is to help cinemas grow, offer more diverse programs, and solidify their role as important cultural hubs. The funding will assist owners in improving their facilities, ensuring their operations and projects are financially and technically sound, encouraging digital upgrades, new ideas, and better access for everyone. Ultimately, it aims to use film culture to bring communities closer together across the islands.
These grants will be awarded on a non-competitive basis, meaning eligible applicants who meet the criteria will receive funding, rather than competing against each other. The process will be objective, transparent, fair, and non-discriminatory. The funding for these grants comes from money transferred by Spain's Ministry of Culture to the Canary Islands regional government, following an agreement made at the Sectoral Conference on Culture.