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Tax credits

French video game tax credit

Crédit d'impôt jeu vidéo (CIJV)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Tax credit on eligible French video game development expenditure, granted after CNC approval (agrément provisoire then agrément définitif). The rate and annual per-company ceiling are set in the French tax code.

Funder

Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) and Direction générale des finances publiques

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications for provisional approval can be filed at any time before the project is completed; the credit is claimed through the company's tax return.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

French-established companies developing games meeting a cultural test administered by the CNC.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/aides-et-financements/jeu-video

"Crédit d'impôt jeu vidéo"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.cnc.fr

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