Foundation or company fund France, Paris
Run by Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma (corporate foundation of the insurer Gan)
A private foundation that has backed more than 260 first and second features since 1987, with a reading committee and a jury of professionals choosing four scripts a year. The money goes to the producer, so a writer-director arrives through a company that already has one public aid in hand. Laureates are published back to 1987.
Grant up to €53,000Open to writers in FranceA production company
Next deadline Dec 14, 2026 (closes in 43 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 Dec 14, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Two calls a year; the foundation may close registration early if too many files arrive.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Online filing December 7 to 14 | Dec 14, 2026 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
A label the foundation describes as a mark of quality, carried into the film's release, and partner contributions that can raise the sum.
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)
France's main public development money for feature films pays the producer to option rights, write and rewrite.
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.
Austin Film Society
Texas filmmakers have their own state fund: cash for features and shorts in production or post, with camera and finishing packages on top.
Jerome Foundation
The Minnesota twin of Jerome's New York City grant: up to USD 30,000 of production money for early career directors who take creative risks, applied for in two steps each fall.
Jerome Foundation
A production grant for New York City directors near the start of their careers, in any moving-image form from animation to documentary.
Black Public Media
Public television's fund for Black nonfiction stories runs one call a year: five projects get USD 20,000 and a place at PitchBLACK, where one leaves with up to USD 150,000 of production…