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.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
Grants linked to this need
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Selective Support for Short-Form Audiovisual Production
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €30,000
Closes on 11 Oct 2027
Technical Resources Support — Digital Production College
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Closes on 21 Sept 2027
Technical Resources Support — Filming College
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Closes on 14 Sept 2027
Direct Allocation for Short Films
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Animation: Automatic Account — Production Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
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
'TV and Online Content — Animation Projects' Call for Projects
Union européenne
Closes on 15 Sept 2027 · Added on 1 Nov 2026
'TV and Online Content — Documentary Projects' Call for Projects
Union européenne
Closes on 15 Sept 2027 · Added on 1 Nov 2026
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
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
Tax Credit for Delegated Production of Cinematographic or Audiovisual Works
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Closes on 31 Dec 2028
Fiction: Automatic Account — Production Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Fiction: Automatic Account — Development Preparation Support
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Up to €100,000
Film and Audiovisual Creation Support Fund (FACCA) — International Co-development
Région Bretagne
Closes on 21 Jun 2027 · Added on 1 Nov 2026
Film and Audiovisual Creation Support Fund (FACCA) — Structuring Production
Région Bretagne
Closes on 21 Jun 2027 · Added on 1 Nov 2026
Film and Audiovisual Creation and Production Aid Fund
Région Normandie
Immersive Creation Fund
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Closed on 12 Oct 2026
Fund for International Promotion of Cinematographic Works
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Video Game Support Fund (FAJV)
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), État
Closes on 20 Sept 2027
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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