If you are a production company based in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and looking to develop a documentary project, you can receive support from Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This grant can cover up to 50% of your development budget, with a maximum of €20,000 available. The funding is designed for projects that have a cultural or artistic link to the region. Submit your application through the dedicated online portal.

Objectives

The grant aims to assist audiovisual production companies in developing their projects, particularly in the documentary genre. As part of the Fund for Support of Creation for Cinema and Audiovisual (FACCA), this support is complemented by additional grants for short film production and audiovisual production.

Beneficiaries

This grant is available to:

• Any production company established as a commercial entity in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Any production company developing a project that has an artistic, cultural, or heritage connection to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Excluded: Projects related to short or feature films are not eligible for this development support.

Eligible operations

Eligible expenses must be directly related to the development of the project and should account for at least 100% of the regional grant awarded. These include:

• Artistic development: rights acquisition, writing and consulting expenses, location scouting, and technical team costs.
• Financing research and marketing: travel, accommodation, film market accreditation fees, and communication expenses.
• Development personnel, insurance, and legal fees.

Not covered: Expenses related to short or feature film projects.

Eligibility conditions

Key eligibility conditions include:

• Projects must be in the development phase and belong to the documentary creation genre.
• Expenses must be incurred by the grant beneficiary or co-producer, with proper documentation provided.
• Total public grants cannot exceed 50% of the final production cost of the work.

Grant amount

The regional grant is capped at €20,000, representing a maximum of 50% of the development budget. This grant can be combined with other funding sources, but total public funding must not exceed 50% of the final production cost.