Euro Connection 2027
Short film producers looking for a European co-producer can pitch here during the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market in February 2027.
closes today
Screenwriting events in France
13 listed in Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Bordeaux, Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages, Paris and Marseille. They take work in English or French.
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Writers Campus 2027
Writers without a producer yet can bring a first-season series idea to this five-day campus in Lille, held just before Series Mania Forum.
closes in 20 days
Cartoon Movie 2027
Animated features at any phase, from first concept to sneak preview, are pitched to European financiers and distributors at this forum in Bordeaux.
closes in 23 days
Sélection Annuelle 2027
Based on the Finistère coast in Brittany, this French program picks eight feature projects a year for coaching with consultant screenwriters from March to November.
closes in 23 days
Soutien au scénario : aide à l'écriture et aide à la réécriture (long métrage)
France's national film center gives writers a grant to draft or rework a feature screenplay, judged first by reading committees and then at a hearing before the commission.
closes in 27 days
Expertiser un scénario de fiction (cinéma ou série)
La Fémis runs this part-time course in Paris for experienced readers, consultants and writers who want to sharpen how they assess and give notes on feature and series scripts.
closes in 28 days
Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions 2027
Producers carrying a drama series that still needs international money can apply to pitch it at Series Mania in Lille.
closes in 41 days
La direction littéraire
An 18-day program in Paris, spread from mid-January to mid-March, that trains script editors to analyze fiction projects at each stage, find their strong and weak points and propose…
starts in 85 days
Lecture de scénario
Two Fridays in January in Paris on writing script coverage: judging the artistic and commercial chances of a feature script and shaping the reading report to whoever ordered it.
starts in 87 days
Cartoon Next 2027
Built around animation properties planned for several platforms, this Marseille event takes projects such as a series that will also become a game, or a book being turned into an animated…
closes in 99 days
Construire un épisode de série policière
Seven days in Paris on building one episode of a crime series, from breaking down the investigation to letting emotion drive the plot.
starts in 149 days
Le moteur dramatique d'une série
A two-day class in Paris, in French, on finding the engine that keeps a series going and planning a season around it.
starts in 177 days
Écrire pour une série quotidienne
A course in Paris on writing for French daily soaps, taught by the writers, script editors and producers behind shows such as Demain nous appartient and Ici Tout Commence.
starts in 220 days