National fund France, Paris

Aide au parcours d'auteur (author's career aid)

Run by 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. The dossier is an artistic note and a CV, the commission hears you in person, and sixteen authors or teams were chosen in July 2026.

Grant, €20,000Open to writers in EU member statesA writer alone

Next dates not yet published

The money

Amount
€20,000A flat EUR 20,000 paid to the author, once in a career.
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A writer alone
Where you write
In EU member states
Rules
One author or two co-authors who are nationals or residents of France, an EU or EEA state or another eligible European state, filing in French. You must have written or directed a work that received CNC aid and show an artistic track record, for instance a feature selected at a festival in the last ten years or two festival-selected shorts. The grant can be received only once.
Stages
Writing
Formats
Feature, Short, Series, Documentary, 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. Three sessions a year (the 2026 windows closed January 19, April 13 and October 5); the 2027 calendar is not yet published.

What it gives besides money

Pre-selected authors are heard in person by the plenary commission.

Also open to writers in France

See every fund for France

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Aide à la création de séries (series creation aid)

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.

Next deadline Feb 1, 2027A writer aloneSeries

range€40kGrantcloses in 92 days

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Arts Innovator Award

Artist Trust

Two Washington artists a year receive USD 25,000 for pushing at the edges of their field, with no project report attached.

Next dates not yet publishedA writer aloneFeature, Series, Short, Documentary, Animation

range$25kGrantbetween rounds

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Creative Accelerator Fund

Illinois Arts Council

Illinois pays working artists USD 10,000 by lottery rather than by jury: show an active practice with two work samples and the state lottery draws the winners region by region.

Next dates not yet publishedA writer aloneFeature, Series, Short, Documentary, Animation

range$10kGrantbetween rounds

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Fellowship Awards

Artist Trust

Washington State's merit award for working artists: USD 10,000 with no strings, judged on the body of work rather than a project.

2027 Fellowship deadline Nov 2, 2026A writer aloneFeature, Series, Short, Documentary, Animation

range$10kGrantcloses tomorrow

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Grants for Artist Projects (GAP)

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.

Next dates not yet publishedA writer aloneFeature, Series, Short, Documentary, Animation

range$2.5kGrantbetween rounds

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