Lecteurs Anonymes

What Lecteurs Anonymes does

Regards (formerly Lecteurs Anonymes) is a French non-profit professional association founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris. It serves professionals involved in the development of cinematic and audiovisual works — including screenplay readers, script consultants, development executives, literary directors, and acquisition managers — and counts over 150 members. Its offering bundles five interconnected services: a professional membership program (Adhésion) with administrative resources, an internal directory, and discussion spaces; an online job board (Annonces et Recrutement) where project holders publish reading and consultation missions; a published rate grid (Grille Tarifaire) to standardize industry pricing; an open-access script library (Scénariothèque) of feature-film and, as of 2026, selected short-film screenplays from French theatrical releases and major festivals; and regular professional meetups (Rencontres Professionnelles) with directors, screenwriters, producers, and artistic advisors.

The association operates on a WordPress-based website (associationregards.org) with no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, and no disclosed APIs or integrations. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on professional referrals, social media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook group, Instagram), content marketing via website and blog, and recurring in-person industry events. Distribution is exclusively domestic (France). Partnerships are limited to minor festival and media alliances (Atmospheres, PCDV, Valence/Scénario au Long Court, Séquences 7), with no enterprise clients or institutional sponsors disclosed.

The business model combines recurring annual membership fees (subscription) with transaction-based fees from job-posting submissions. The association does not intervene in the contractual terms negotiated between members and project holders. Governance is managed by a Bureau (board) referenced on the website, with ~10 employees supporting operations. The organization is independently owned with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no institutional investors disclosed.

Name

Lecteurs Anonymes

Legal name

Association Regards

Website

https://lecteursanonymes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regards is a French non-profit professional association, founded in 2014, serving 150+ screenplay readers, script consultants, development executives, and literary directors through membership services, a job board, an open-access script library, and regular industry meetups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

Keywords

• Professional association
• Screenplay development
• Script reading services
• Audiovisual industry network
• Film industry community

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Adhésion): Association operates on membership fees paid by professionals in the screenplay and audiovisual development industry. Members gain access to administrative resources, internal directory, discussion spaces, and professional networking.
2. Job posting fees: Project holders pay fees to publish reading and consultation missions on the association's job board. The association facilitates collaborations but leaves members to negotiate terms directly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Regards (formerly Lecteurs Anonymes) is a French non-profit professional association serving screenplay and audiovisual development professionals. It provides a unified membership program that includes an internal directory, an online job board for script reading and consulting missions, a standardized rate grid, a public script library (Scénariothèque) of French theatrical releases, and regular professional meetups with film industry guests.

Product overview

Regards (formerly Lecteurs Anonymes) is a professional membership association founded in 2014, not a technology product company. Its offering consists of a unified membership program that includes five interconnected services: professional membership (Adhésion) providing administrative resources, an internal directory, and discussion spaces; an online job board (Annonces et Recrutement) for script reading and consulting missions; a standardized fee guide (Grille Tarifaire) for industry pricing; a publicly accessible screenplay library (Scénariothèque) of French theatrical releases; and regular professional meetups (Rencontres Professionnelles) with film industry guests. The association has over 150 members and serves script readers, scenario consultants, development executives, literary directors, and acquisition managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adhésion (Membership) Professional membership program for individuals with experience in film or audiovisual script development, offering administrative and legal resources, an internal directory, and discussion spaces.
• Annonces et Recrutement

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AtmospheresminorOthersFestival partner displayed on the association's partners page. Atmospheres is a film festival organization.
• PCDV (Courts Devant)minorOthersFestival partner for short film events. Courts Devant is associated with short film festivals and competitions.
• Valence (Scenario au Long Court)minorOthersShort film scenario festival partner. The Scenario au Long Court festival focuses on short film screenwriting in Valence.
• Séquences 7minorOthersFilm industry publication or festival partner. Logo displayed on partners page of the association website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC): French national cinema regulatory and funding body. Comparable as a central institution of the French film ecosystem that Regards members interact with, but operates as a government agency rather than a member association.
• Unifrance: French agency responsible for promoting French film and audiovisual content internationally. Comparable as a French film industry organization that touches the same professional ecosystem, though focused on export/promotion rather than professional development.
• La Cinéfondation: Cannes Film Festival's residency and support program for emerging filmmakers and screenwriters. Comparable as an institution that supports the screenplay development profession in France, though focused on emerging talent rather than established professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD): Major French authors' society representing writers, composers, and directors with rights management and advocacy services. Comparable as an established French membership organization serving audiovisual creators, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Regional players

• Writers Guild of America (WGA): American labor union representing screenwriters. Comparable as a professional association for screenwriters and story-related professionals with collective bargaining and standards-setting functions, though much larger and operating in a different national market.
• Producers Guild of America (PGA): American trade organization for producers. Comparable as a professional membership association for the production/development side of the film industry, with analogous networking, standards, and advocacy functions but serving US rather than French members.
• European Film Academy: Pan-European film industry organization. Comparable as a membership-based professional body promoting film industry professions across Europe, though focused on broader film community rather than development specialists specifically.

Emerging players

• Syndicat des Producteurs Indépendants (SPI): French independent producers union. Comparable as a French professional body serving a different but adjacent segment of the audiovisual value chain (production rather than development), and serves as a potential partner/customer for Regards' members.

Direct peers

• Le Comité de Lecture (Maison du Scénario): French script-reading committee/program providing script evaluation services. Comparable as another French institutional body working in screenplay development services, though structured differently than Regards' member-driven model.
• Guilde Française des Scénaristes: French screenwriter guild advocating for screenwriters' professional interests in France. Directly comparable as a French national association serving screenplay professionals, though focused on writers rather than the development/exec side Regards serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/227416255421914
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lecteurs-anonymes
• Instagraminstagram.com/asso_regards

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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