Regional fund France, Saint-Ouen
Run by Région Île-de-France
The region around Paris puts more than EUR 16 million a year into features and a similar effort into series, as grants rather than advances. For a writer this is money the producer brings to the table once the script is ready to shoot, with a deadline in early January 2027 for both the cinema and the television funds.
Grant up to €600,000Open to writers in EU member statesA production company
Cinema fund Jan 6, 2027 (closes in 66 days)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
Its site names no past recipients or funded projects. It is listed because applying is free.
The next closing date is Jan 6, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Three to four sessions a year; files go in online before the first day of shooting.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Cinema fund | Jan 6, 2027 |
| Audiovisual fund | Jan 7, 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)
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…