GrantFranceChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026
CNC — Aide aux cinémas du monde, pre-filming
Closes 23 Nov 2026
Monday 23 November 2026
Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Confirmed on the CNC page: Session 04 applications are accepted only on deposit day, 23 November 2026, and the CNC may close deposits early if too many arrive.
Official page: https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/aides-et-financements/multi-sectoriel/production/aide-aux-cinemas-du-monde_190862
- Who can apply
- French-based producer co-producing with a foreign company; foreign-national director
- You get
- Pre-filming grant of up to €300,000, or €500,000 for French-initiated films over €2.5m
- Entry fee
- Not published
- Making
- Fiction feature, Animation
- Stage
- Development, Production
- Type
- Grant
Dates
- Opens Deposit day opens (applications accepted on deposit day only)
- Closes Deposit day, Session 04 (no time stated; may close early)
Who can apply
French-based producer co-producing with a foreign company; foreign-national director
Limited to France. More than one test applies, such as where you live and where your company is.
What you get
Pre-filming grant of up to €300,000, or €500,000 for French-initiated films over €2.5m
| Headline amount | €300,000 | Ordinary ceiling €300,000; up to €500,000 for a qualifying French-initiated film with budget at least €2.5m. The €4m animation figure in the full guide is a CNC certification threshold, not the stated higher-award threshold. Confirm borderline structure with CNC. |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying larger French-initiated film cap | €500,000 | Full 2026 French guide p.5 states €500k for a qualifying French-initiated film with budget ≥€2.5m. Do not substitute the separate €4m animation certification threshold. |
Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.
What it costs
The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.
What to bring
The materials list isn’t in our notes. The application form will have it.
Terms to read first
| Cashflow | 2026 guide: 70% at agreement and 30% on approved completion documents; at least 60% of the grant funds eligible French expenditure. |
|---|---|
| Money terms | No ordinary revenue recoupment established for the listed grant route; reporting, eligible-cost, contractual and recovery-for-breach terms still apply. |
Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.
Where this comes from
- CNC — Aide aux cinémas du monde, English Checked 16 Oct 2026. Current dates and broad terms; page says complete revised English description is not yet available.
- CNC — Aide aux cinémas du monde, French Checked 16 Oct 2026. Dates and French descriptions compared. Certification and award-cap thresholds must not be conflated.
- ACM pre-filming — complete French description applicable from 1 January 2026 Checked 16 Oct 2026. €4m animation threshold concerns CNC certification; award cap uses €2.5m French-initiated criterion. Applicant capital, 60% French spend and 70/30 tranches.
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