National fund France, Paris

Fiction : aide à l'écriture, Fonds d'aide à l'innovation audiovisuelle (television fiction writing aid)

Run by CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (French national film center)

Flat-rate money for writing a television series or single drama before any producer is attached, paid straight to the author. The sums are meaningful, EUR 25,000 to EUR 30,000 for long formats, and three sessions a year keep the wait short. Once a producer options the project it moves to the producer-side development aid.

Grant, €15,000 to €30,000Open to writers in FranceA writer alone

Next deadline Jan 8, 2027 (closes in 68 days)

The money

Amount
€15,000 to €30,000Flat sums by format: EUR 15,000 for short-format and digital series, EUR 25,000 for a single television film, EUR 30,000 for a series with episodes over 26 minutes. A variant with a consultant pays the same, with at least EUR 2,000 reserved for the consultant.
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A writer alone
Where you write
In France
Rules
Authors file themselves, alone or as a team, and at least one of them must meet the experience criteria in the application file. A project already under option or production contract is no longer eligible here and goes to the development aid instead. The page states no nationality or residency rule.
Stages
Writing
Formats
Series
Language of the application
French

When to apply

The next closing date is Jan 8, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Filing windows of a few days close at 11:59 pm on the date shown, on the Démarche numérique platform.

RoundCloses
Session 1Jan 8, 2027
Session 2Apr 5, 2027
Session 3Sep 13, 2027

Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.

What it gives besides money

The consultant variant pays for a script consultant to work with the author.

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