Foundation or company fund France, Paris
Run by Procirep and Angoa (French producers' collecting societies)
Money that French producers' own collecting societies put back into writing: around EUR 15 million a year across cinema and television. A writer benefits through a company that is actively developing scripts, since the aid is judged on the slate, and the feature share comes back only if the film is made.
Grant or repayable, up to €63,000Open to writers in FranceA production company
Next deadline Jan 5, 2027 (closes in 65 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 5, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. The cinema commission meets twice a year; television commissions sit about monthly (next November 26 and December 17, 2026) with filing one to two months ahead.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| Cinema commission, for March 2027 | Jan 5, 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.
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.
ITVS, Independent Television Service
ITVS's development door, replacing its earlier diversity development fund: a small first payment to shape a nonfiction feature or web series for PBS streaming, with a few months of…
Latino Public Broadcasting
Documentaries and limited series about Latino life for national public television, funded from first research through the final mix.
Film Independent, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Science on screen pays here: three cash grants a year for fiction projects about scientists or technology, awarded inside Film Independent's Episodic Lab, Producing Lab and Fast Track…