Do your homework
Before diving in, it's always useful to know what you're getting into. The ministry publishes annually the recipients of aid, along with the amounts and the schemes used. A valuable resource for comparing yourself to others and preparing your applications. Obtaining a CPPAP number is sometimes a prerequisite that also allows you to benefit from indirect aid.
Take a different angle
At the intersection of aid for cultural industries and more traditional businesses, media can also rely on specific schemes, sometimes overlooked. The Centre Français pour le droit de Copie, for example, regularly supports press companies. The same applies to the Centre National du Livre, which releases calls for projects aimed at journals.
Partner or innovate
Most press aid is linked to carrying out an investment project, the main one being the FSDP. Others support the emergence and operation of the structure, such as the well-known Emergence Grant. Finally, European project calls dedicated to media finance the creation of new projects bringing together structures from different countries.
