With a yearly budget of €5 million and four annual commissions, this selective fund, managed and operated by the CNC, supports creation in the video game sector. The FAJV’s selective grants are designed to support authors and development studios in all phases of game development: writing, pre-production and production.
The grants are awarded by a commission of experts from the industry, who evaluate projects according to the following main criteria:
- Artistic quality: originality of the concept and its contribution to the diversity of the creation, coherence of the game mechanics, quality of the graphic and sound universe, quality of the storytelling approach (if applicable) ;
- Technical mastery: consistency of technological choices; mastery of tools and technical capacity to complete the project ;
- Economic viability: competitive analysis; sales potential; consistency of quotation: company’s financial capacity.
The Writing, Pre-production and Production grants are cumulative, paid as subsidies, and can be combined with the Tax Credit for Video Games (up to 50% in total public funding). These grants are non-repayable, provided that the authors and studios deliver the required deliverables.
120 projects were approved in 2025.
Writing
Intended for authors, the writing grant is provided at a very early stage and supports the development of all or part of the game design bible, presenting all the characteristics of the game to come. It aims to encourage originality and artistic risk-taking at the birth of a project.
Pre-production
Intended for development studios, the pre-production grant supports all the preparatory work involved in creating a game: final writing of the design bible, creation of the artistic charter, detailed technical study, production of a prototype that both removes technical and conceptual obstacles and serves as a presentation medium for potential financial partners.
Production
Intended for development studios, the production grant supports the actual production phase, once the preparatory work has been completed and before the game is marketed. It is conditional on the development studio retaining at least 50% of the intellectual property rights to its game. This pre-existing condition, which is specific to this grant, is designed to encourage the development of a network of independent studios that create cultural and heritage value from the games they produce.
Learn more about the Support Fund for Video Games
Contacts
Olivier Fontenay
Head of the Digital Creation Department
olivier.fontenay@cnc.fr
Juliette Berthier
Deputy Head of the Digital Creation Department
juliette.berthier@cnc.fr
Alexandra Cola
Project Manager (Writing grant)
alexandra.cola@cnc.fr
Laurent Mahuteau
Project Manager (Pre-production and Production grants)
laurent.mahuteau@cnc.fr