French video game tax credit
Crédit d'impôt jeu vidéo (CIJV)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
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.
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) and Direction générale des finances publiques
public · national
Deadline: rolling — 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.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: creative
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
French-established companies developing games meeting a cultural test administered by the CNC.
Source. https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/aides-et-financements/jeu-video — checked 2026-08-14
"Crédit d'impôt jeu vidéo"