National fund Belgium, Brussels

Aide à l'écriture, longs métrages de fiction et d'animation (feature writing aid)

Run by Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

French-speaking Belgium's writing aid for features pays a screenwriter up to EUR 15,000 and takes the application from the writer directly, with EEA nationals eligible alongside Belgians. The same commission later funds development and production, so a script that starts here has a visible road ahead.

Grant up to €15,000Open to writers in EU member statesA writer alone or a production company

Next dates not yet published

The money

Amount
Up to €15,000Capped at EUR 15,000.
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A writer alone or a production company
Where you write
In EU member states
Rules
The screenwriter may file alone, or a producer set up as a non-profit or company may file for them. The writer must be Belgian or a national of an EEA state; non-EEA nationals and stateless persons resident in Belgium count the same. Judged on artistic quality, the potential to become a film and its cultural interest for French-speaking Belgium.
Stages
Writing
Formats
Feature, Animation
Language of the application
French

When to apply

The fund works in fixed rounds. The next dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. The Commission du Cinéma sits several times a year; its 2026 calendar is a PDF on the Centre's site and the 2027 one is not yet published.

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