Regional fund France, Bordeaux
Run by Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, run with ALCA (the regional book, film and audiovisual agency)
One of the biggest regional funds in France, covering writing, development and production for cinema and television across six genre committees. Authors can file for the writing stage themselves. The test that decides most files is whether the story belongs to this territory, and applicants unsure of that are told to call three weeks before the deadline.
Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in FranceA writer alone or a production company
Next deadline Jan 11, 2027 (closes in 71 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 Jan 11, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Projects are heard by an expert committee in Bordeaux or Angoulême a few weeks after filing.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| January session, all genres | Jan 11, 2027 |
| April session, fiction features | Mar 30, 2027 |
| April session, other genres | Apr 5, 2027 |
| September session, cinema and documentary | Sep 6, 2027 |
| September session, television fiction | Sep 20, 2027 |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
A twenty to thirty minute hearing with the expert committee, described by the agency as a conversation rather than a pitch.
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.
Artist Trust
Two Washington artists a year receive USD 25,000 for pushing at the edges of their field, with no project report attached.
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.
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.
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.