What Cinefeel Mécénat does

Cinéfeel Mécénat is a French fonds de dotation (endowment fund) operating as a non-profit audiovisual patronage intermediary. The organization connects film and audiovisual project creators with corporate and individual patrons through an online catalogue platform (catalogue.cinefeelmecenat.fr) and direct corporate engagement, enabling donations that qualify for up to 66% tax deduction under French mécénat law. Its core product surface comprises the patronage catalogue, a dedicated corporate patronage module, an individual patronage module, the Cinefeel Academy training offering, and RSE (CSR) impact evaluation services that help corporates measure the cultural and social return on their patronage.

The underlying technology stack is a conventional content-managed web platform rather than a differentiated technology product — there is no disclosed AI/ML, no API, no SDK, and no proprietary models. Distribution is omnichannel but light: a cinema editorial website, Instagram, LinkedIn, an email newsletter ('Uppercut'), and direct outreach to enterprises. GTM is hybrid: self-serve for individual patrons and SMB creators via the catalogue, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for corporate patronage programs including employee co-creation features.

The business model is donation-facilitation rather than fee-based: Cinéfeel Mécénat does not charge traditional platform fees — project submission is free and donations flow through with the fund acting as intermediary. The organization is staffed by ~12 domain-expert volunteers (Natacha — TV Series, Gilles — Cinema, Ambre — Documentary, Éric — Immersive Creation), legally registered as FONDS DE DOTATION CINEFEEL MECENAT (SIREN 935 281 634, APE 94.99Z) at 25 rue de Tolbiac, Paris, with regional presence in Annecy, Cannes, Lyon, and Bordeaux. Customer segments are Corporate Patrons (primary), Film Producers and Creators, and Individual Patrons.

Name

Cinefeel Mécénat

Legal name

FONDS DE DOTATION CINEFEEL MECENAT

Website

https://cinefeelmecenat.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cinéfeel Mécénat is a French non-profit endowment fund that connects audiovisual creators with corporate and individual patrons via an online catalogue, enabling tax-deductible donations to support independent French cinema.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cultural Patronage Facilitation: Facilitates donations from corporate and individual patrons to audiovisual projects. Companies can deduct up to 66% of donations as tax benefits under French law. The fund serves as an endowment structure connecting patrons with creators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cinéfeel Mécénat is a French endowment fund (fonds de dotation) that operates an online catalogue platform connecting independent audiovisual project creators (producers) with corporate and individual patrons. The organization facilitates tax-deductible donations (up to 66% under French law) for cultural patronage, enabling companies to engage employees in co-creation decisions and supporting independent French cinema production.

Product overview

Cinefeel Mécénat operates as a unified patronage platform combining a core crowdfunding marketplace with supplementary services. The main catalogue platform (catalogue.cinefeelmecenat.fr) serves as the central hub where creators submit audiovisual projects and donors browse/support them. Cinefeel Academy provides educational content on patronage, while corporate and individual patronage modules offer tailored donation pathways with tax benefits. Impact evaluation services round out the offering by helping corporate patrons measure cultural and social outcomes. The platform positions itself as bridging the gap between audiovisual creators seeking funding and companies/individuals interested in cultural patronage and RSE alignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinefeel Mécénat Platform A crowdfunding and patronage platform connecting audiovisual creators with corporate and individual donors. The platform enables project submission, donor matching, and tax-deductible donation processing for cultural patronage.
• Mécénat des entreprises (Corporate Patronage) Corporate patronage services allowing companies to associate their brand with audiovisual projects, engage employees in co-creation decisions, and leverage RSE (corporate social responsibility) alignment with tax benefits up to 66% deduction.
• Mécénat des particuliers (Individual Patronage) Individual patronage services enabling private donors to support audiovisual works and receive tax deductions up to 66%.
• Cinefeel Academy Educational resources and training programs about cultural patronage, designed to help companies and individuals understand and engage with audiovisual patronage.
• RSE Impact Evaluation Services Services integrating patronage impact into RSE (corporate social responsibility) matrices, helping companies measure and report the social and cultural impact of their patronage activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax deduction up to 66% for corporate donations

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• École 3iSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm school partnership supporting education in audiovisual creation. Provides connection between educational institutions and patronage opportunities for student projects.
• École CLCFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm school partnership supporting education in audiovisual creation. Links educational institutions with patronage ecosystem.
• École ESISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm school partnership supporting education in audiovisual creation and talent development.
• École ISAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm school partnership supporting education in audiovisual creation and emerging filmmakers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic foundation, operating across all causes including culture and arts. Comparable as a French mécénat intermediary but operates at much greater scale and broader scope than Cinéfeel's audiovisual focus.
• Patreon: Global creator patronage platform enabling fans to support creators with recurring payments. Functions similarly as a patronage intermediary but at much larger scale and broader creator scope; competes indirectly for French creator attention.
• Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC): French public agency responsible for supporting cinema and audiovisual creation through funding, regulation, and policy. A major incumbent in the French audiovisual funding landscape, providing grants and tax credits that compete with mécénat funding.

Direct peers

• Touscoprod: French participatory financing platform specifically dedicated to cinema and audiovisual production. Closely comparable as a French intermediary connecting film projects with individual and corporate contributors for audiovisual funding.
• KissKissBankBank: Major French crowdfunding platform with strong presence in creative and cultural projects, including film. Operates a similar model connecting creators with backers, with broader scope than Cinéfeel but directly competing for audiovisual creators and corporate sponsors.
• Ulule: Leading European crowdfunding platform headquartered in France, with a significant share of creative and cultural projects. Directly comparable as a French intermediary platform connecting creators with individual and corporate backers.
• Proarti: French crowdfunding platform dedicated specifically to arts and cultural projects, including audiovisual works. Closest direct peer given shared audiovisual/cultural focus and French market presence, with similar intermediary role between creators and patrons.
• Tipeee: French crowdfunding/patronage platform focused on creators including video content creators. Similar mécénat-style recurring patron model, directly competing for French creator-patron relationships.

Regional players

• Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma: French corporate foundation specifically dedicated to supporting cinema, operating within similar mécénat framework. Directly comparable in audiovisual mécénat focus but backed by a single corporate sponsor rather than operating as an open intermediary platform.

Others

• ADAGP: French society managing rights and royalties for visual artists. Operates in adjacent French cultural funding ecosystem but focuses on rights rather than patronage; potential partnership or ecosystem participant for audiovisual creators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cinefeel-m%C3%A9c%C3%A9nat
• Instagraminstagram.com/cinefeelmecenat

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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