Financing a film or audiovisual production
In brief
A production company can finance a fiction film or audiovisual work through selective and automatic grants from the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), regional subsidies or the film and audiovisual tax credits. If your project is a documentary, an animated work, a video game, or relates to distribution and cinema operation, dedicated pages exist. This page lists the other schemes currently validated for this need, with their funder and maximum amount when known.
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Grants linked to this need
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Tax Credit for Video Game Creators
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €6,000,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2031
Automatic Support or Direct Allocation for Digital Visual Effects
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €500,000
World Cinema Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Closes in 13 days
Up to €500,000
Automatic Support for Feature Film Production
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €305,000
Audiovisual and New Media Production Support — Fiction (Live Action)
Région Grand Est
Up to €250,000
Support for Animation Project Production
Région Grand Est
Up to €200,000
Feature Animation Development Preparation Support (Bridge Scheme)
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €200,000
Animation: Automatic Account — Development Preparation Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €100,000
Animation: Development and Pilot Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €100,000
Closes on 19 May 2027
Fiction: Automatic Account — Development Preparation Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €100,000
Feature Film Development Preparation Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €54,000
Regional Filmmaker Fund: Hauts-de-France Talent
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €50,000
Selective Support for Short-Form Audiovisual Production
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €30,000
Closes on 11 Oct 2027
Support for Short Film Production
Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Up to €30,000
Support for Fiction Short Film Production
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €30,000
Regional Short Film Aid Fund (Excluding Animation)
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €30,000
Support for Animation Project Development
Région Grand Est
Up to €20,000
Aid for the production of music videos (CNM)
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €15,000
Support for Development of Film, Audiovisual and New Media Works
Région Grand Est
Up to €10,000
Tax Credit for Delegated Production of Audiovisual Works (Audiovisual Tax Credit)
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €10,000
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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