French video game support fund (FAJV)
Fonds d'aide au jeu vidéo (FAJV)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Selective aid covering pre-production and production phases of video game projects. The subsidy is a share of eligible development costs; amounts are set per project by the selection commission.
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
public · national
Deadline: cutoff — The FAJV commission meets several times a year with published submission deadlines. The fund has been managed entirely by the CNC since 1 January 2021.
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: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
French-established video game development companies. The FAJV sits alongside the Crédit d'impôt jeu vidéo (video game tax credit) and technical production aids.
Source. https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/aides-et-financements/jeu-video — checked 2026-08-14
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