AGrAF

What AGrAF does

AGrAF - Les Auteurs Groupés de l'Animation Française is a French professional association founded in 2003 and headquartered at the Maison des auteurs (SACD) at 7 Rue Ballu, 75009 Paris. The organization brings together French animation authors—screenwriters (scénaristes), directors (réalisateurs/réalisatrices), and graphic authors (auteurs/autrices graphiques)—who have had an animated work broadcast or who hold a French audiovisual contract. Its stated mission is to facilitate exchanges between authors, encourage creation, defend authors' rights, and represent the profession before public authorities. Membership is limited to professional animation authors and serves as the primary gatekeeping mechanism for participation.

The organization's service portfolio centers on membership benefits and event-based programming rather than technology products. Core offerings include: annual membership with advocacy and representation; the Mentorat mentorship program pairing experienced authors with emerging creators at Annecy and Rennes festivals; the Speed Dating d'Auteurs networking sessions held across France (Paris, Annecy, Rennes, Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Lille, Valence, Angoulême); the Coup de cœur award for best original French youth animation series (created 2020, €500–€1,500 per author); the Prix pour un projet en concept for concept-stage projects without a producer (created 2021); and AGRAF TV, a video platform showcasing member work. Strategic partners include SACD (housing), AFCA, the Annecy and Rennes animation festivals, the Académie des César (AGrAF secured a dedicated animation branch in the 2020 reforms), and CNC.

The business model is a subscription-based nonprofit association funded primarily by annual membership dues of €65 (with higher amounts available for supporting memberships), payable by check or bank transfer to Crédit Mutuel. The organization is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors, operates with 1–10 employees, and reports no external investors, parent company, or commercial revenue streams. Recent strategic positioning includes active participation in coalitions advocating for author rights in EU AI Act negotiations (2023–2024) and co-signing the historic 2023 'Accords animation' agreement establishing new contractual and remuneration standards for the sector.

Name

AGrAF

Legal name

AGrAF - Les Auteurs Groupés de l'Animation Française

Website

https://agrafanim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AGrAF is a French professional association founded in 2003 representing animation authors—screenwriters, directors, and graphic authors—through membership services, mentorship, networking events, and annual awards across France.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADACAF

Anime Production

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Animation & Animated Production

Keywords

• Animation author association
• Professional membership services
• Creative industry advocacy
• Author rights representation
• Animation networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees provide the primary revenue stream. New members pay €65 annually (or higher for supporting memberships). Payments accepted by check or bank transfer to Crédit Mutuel.

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Core offering

AGrAF is a French professional membership association for animation authors — screenwriters, directors, and graphic authors — that delivers advocacy to public authorities, networking and speed-dating events, mentorship programs at major animation festivals, and annual awards (Coup de coeur for best original French youth animation series and Prix pour un projet en concept). Its mission centers on defending authors' rights, facilitating exchanges between members, and encouraging original animation creation in France.

Product overview

AGrAF (Les Auteurs Groupés de l'Animation Française) is a professional membership organization for French animation authors, not a technology product company. Founded in 2003, it represents screenwriters, directors, and graphic authors. The organization's offerings consist of membership services, mentorship programs (Mentorat), networking events (Speed Dating d'Auteurs), and awards including the Coup de coeur for original animation series and the Prix pour un projet en concept for concept-stage projects. AGrAF also maintains AGRAF TV as a video platform for member content.

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Products and services

• AGrAF Membership Services Professional membership organization providing advocacy to public authorities, networking events, mentorship programs, and awards for French animation authors including screenwriters, directors, and graphic authors who have had an animated work broadcast or hold a French audiovisual contract.
• Mentorat (Mentorship Program) Mentorship program pairing experienced AGrAF members with emerging animation authors for personalized support in writing or graphic creation, delivered at major animation festivals including Annecy and Rennes.
• Speed Dating d'Auteurs Networking events connecting animation authors for collaborative project development, held at SACD in Paris, Annecy festival, Rennes festival, Valence Scénario, Angoulême BD festival, and in Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Lille, and other cities where author collectives wish to organize.
• Coup de coeur Award Annual award recognizing the best original French youth animation series, with prize money of €500 per author (or up to €1,500 distributed across five authors), awarded in partnership with AFCA at the Festival national du film d'animation de Rennes métropole.
• Prix pour un projet en concept Award for animation projects at concept stage without a producer, providing project follow-up support, personalized mentorship in writing or graphic creation, and one-year AGrAF membership to winners, with project presentations held at the Rennes festival.
• AGRAF TV Video platform showcasing member work and animation industry news and updates, hosted on the AGrAF website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awards given to original animation series and concept projects, with prize money ranging from €500 per author to €1,500 for five authors for Coup de cœur awards

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée)majorOthers · 26 March 2024CNC provides funding support for animation projects. AGrAF advocates for authors' interests in CNC funding decisions and has participated in collective advocacy efforts regarding animation industry agreements.
• AI Act Advocacy CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Coalition including ACID, AnimFrance, ATLF, F3C-CFDT, FNSAC-CGT, SRF and others advocating for transparency in AI training data and protection of author rights in EU AI Act negotiations.
• Collectif de la création et des industries culturellesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2023Coalition of cultural and creative industry organizations united on AI transparency and copyright issues. AGrAF participates alongside ADAGP, SACEM, SACD, and 70+ other organizations to advocate for author rights in AI regulation.
• Académie des CésarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2020Following AGrAF's advocacy during César reforms, the Académie des César established a dedicated animation branch (one of 21 branches in Article 7). AGrAF representatives serve on the animation branch council including Priscilla Bertin, Damien Brunner, Jérémy Clapin, Marc du Pontavice, Pascale Faure, Sébastien Laudenbach, Judith Nora, and Hélène Vayssieres.
• SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGrAF is headquartered at the Maison des auteurs (SACD) in Paris. The SACD provides office space and infrastructure for the organization. AGrAF members can access SACD facilities for events and meetings.
• AFCA (Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGrAF partners with AFCA for the Festival national du film d'animation de Rennes métropole. Together they organize the Coup de cœur awards and concept project pitch sessions.
• Festival International du Film d'Animation d'AnnecycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGrAF partners with the Annecy Festival for MIFA Pitchs and Animation du Monde programs. AGrAF authors participate in project selection, accompany international authors in writing workshops, and mentor pitches.
• Festival national du film d'animation de Rennes métropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for pitch sessions of concept projects (8 projects presented without producers) and award ceremonies for the Prix en concept and Coup de cœur.
• Vivement Lundi!minorOthersProduction company whose project 'Douce' received AGrAF's first Coup de cœur award in 2021. AGrAF supported through awards and continues to highlight member projects.
• France TélévisionsminorOthersPublic broadcaster and co-producer of several AGrAF-awarded series including 'Sexotrucs' (2025), 'Partie de campagne' (2024), and 'Petite Casbah' (2025).
• Les ArmateursminorOthersProduction company for 'Runes' which received AGrAF's 2023 Coup de cœur. Production partner for AGrAF member work.
• DarjeelingminorOthersProduction company co-producer of 'Petite Casbah' which received AGrAF's first Special Prize in 2025.
• Tournez S'il Vous PlaîtminorOthersProduction company for 'Sexotrucs' which received AGrAF's 2025 Coup de cœur award.
• La Station AnimationminorOthersProduction company for 'Partie de campagne' (2024 Coup de cœur) and 'Belfort & Lupin' (AGrAF member project).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• SCAM (Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia): SCAM is the French professional society representing audiovisual and multimedia authors. It pursues a comparable mission of rights defense, collective representation, and member services for authors in adjacent creative fields, making it a structurally similar peer organization.
• SNAM-CGT (Syndicat National des Artistes et des Professionnels de la Musique et du Spectacle): SNAM-CGT is a French union for performing arts and media creators that operates alongside AGrAF in coalitions on author rights and AI policy. It serves a comparable advocacy and representation function for audiovisual creators, making its model directly comparable to AGrAF's.
• ADAGP (Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques): ADAGP is a French collective rights management society for visual authors. It operates a similar advocacy and rights-defense model for graphic authors and visual creators, and is a coalition partner with AGrAF on AI/copyright issues, making its business model and member-value proposition highly comparable.
• AFCA (Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation): AFCA is the French animation industry's trade association and direct partner of AGrAF in co-organizing the Rennes festival and award ceremonies. It represents the broader animation industry in France, providing a comparable membership-advocacy model focused specifically on animation.

Others

• AnimFrance: AnimFrance is the French animation producers' association and coalition partner alongside AGrAF on AI Act and animation-industry policy. It represents the producers' side of the same French animation value chain AGrAF's author-members operate in, making it an adjacent rather than directly competing peer.

Regional players

• Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839): The Animation Guild is the US labor union representing animation writers, directors, and artists. It pursues an analogous mission — collective representation, contract negotiation, and advocacy — for a similar membership profile (animation creators) but in the North American market rather than France.
• Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB): WGGB is the UK trade union for writers across TV, film, radio, theatre, and animation. It is comparable to AGrAF in serving as a collective bargaining and advocacy body for screenwriters and other dramatic authors, but operates in the UK rather than French market.
• Writers Guild of America (WGA): The WGA is the principal US labor union for writers across film, TV, and digital media including animation. It represents a structurally similar constituency (creative authors) and pursues comparable goals of contract negotiation, rights defense, and policy advocacy, but at significantly larger scale and US scope.

Broad incumbents

• SACEM (Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique): SACEM is France's dominant authors' rights society for music creators, operating a similar collective-rights and advocacy model on a much larger scale. It is part of the same coalition as AGrAF on AI regulation, illustrating a structurally analogous business model serving different creative disciplines.
• SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques): SACD is the much larger French authors' society for dramatic arts that hosts AGrAF at its Maison des auteurs in Paris. It serves a comparable membership-advocacy function across all dramatic writing (theater, TV, film, animation), making it the closest analog in terms of business model and value proposition, but at significantly broader scope and scale.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

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