National fund France, Paris
Run by CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
France's main public development money for feature films pays the producer to option rights, write and rewrite. A writer reaches it through a company, since authors are named in the results but never apply. The money comes back to the CNC only if the film shoots and opens, which is why producers lean on it for early drafts.
Grant or repayable, amount not statedOpen to writers in FranceA production company
Simple track Nov 20, 2026 (closes in 19 days)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The next closing date is Nov 20, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Files are emailed on the filing day before 5 pm Paris time. Applications from November 2026 follow the reformed 2027 rules.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Simple track | Nov 20, 2026 |
| Animation track | Dec 4, 2026 |
| Program track | Jan 11, 2027 |
| Simple track | Feb 15, 2027 |
| Program track | Apr 19, 2027 |
| Simple track | May 10, 2027 |
| Animation track | Jul 12, 2027 |
| Program track | Aug 30, 2027 |
| Simple track | Sep 6, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
A single EUR 40,000 payment for an experienced series writer to build a new show from scratch, with no producer required.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
Not a project grant but time: EUR 20,000 for an author with a track record to think before writing the next thing, with no synopsis or producer required.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
The CNC's main selective money for shorts, read by two committees so that a first film is not weighed against seasoned directors.
CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)
A newer CNC line for documentary series, paying the author EUR 15,000 to write a show of three or more episodes before any broadcaster is involved.
Artist Trust
Small, fast and plentiful: 65 Washington artists a year receive USD 2,500 toward a specific project, from research travel to a first draft.
ITVS, Independent Television Service
ITVS's development door, replacing its earlier diversity development fund: a small first payment to shape a nonfiction feature or web series for PBS streaming, with a few months of…
Latino Public Broadcasting
Documentaries and limited series about Latino life for national public television, funded from first research through the final mix.
Film Independent, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Science on screen pays here: three cash grants a year for fiction projects about scientists or technology, awarded inside Film Independent's Episodic Lab, Producing Lab and Fast Track…