Fund for Authors and Producers from Africa (FAPA)

1. Conditions related to applicant organizations

To be eligible, the organization must:

• Have been legally established for more than 24 months;
• Be established in Africa (including North Africa) or in one of the countries where the funding parties are established (Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Greece) (see List Beneficiary Organizations – Eligible countries);
• Have proven experience in supporting, developing, training, or networking authors and/or producers with the aim of facilitating the writing, directing, or production of film or audiovisual projects.

Organizations established in the European Union or the European Economic Area must comply with the ceiling and transparency obligations set forth in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2831 of December 13, 2023, on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU to de minimis aid. In this regard, it is noted that the total amount of all public aid granted to a single entity under the de minimis scheme may not exceed €300,000 over a rolling three-year period.

2. Conditions related to support programs

• Pursue one of the following two objectives:
  • supporting for creators of film or audiovisual projects;
  • capacity-building for producers;

In addition to one of the two objectives mentioned above, they may also include networking opportunities for professionals;

• Have already been the subject of a first edition, unless the organization can demonstrate sufficient experience in managing other similar programs;
• Have a multi-country approach;
• Aim for gender parity in the selection of participants;
• Be conducted in French for the French-speaking component and in English or Portuguese for the non-French-speaking component;
• Have started no later than 12 months following the date of the selection committee meeting and conclude no later than 24 months after the signing of the agreement.

3. Conditions relating to participants

The subsidies enable beneficiary organizations to support participants who meet the following conditions:

• Participants must be nationals of a Sub-saharan African country or Haiti (see list in Regulations);
• For support programs intended for authors: participants must have directed or written at least one film or audiovisual work that has been screened at festivals, in theaters, on television, or on a video-on-demand platform (SVOD or VOD only);
• Regarding support programs for producers: participants must demonstrate professional experience in the film or audiovisual sector.

The eligibility criteria that programs must meet and the eligible costs are detailed in the regulations, which can be downloaded from this page.

Amount of subsidies

The amount of subsidies granted for support or training programs for authors and producers is capped at €80,000.

Application process

The application dossier must be submitted to the CNC via a secure account on the website Démarche numérique

Only applications sent to the above address and submitted by the deadlines listed on the CNC website will be considered.