Séquences7

What Séquences7 does

Séquences7 is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2001 and headquartered at the Maison des associations du 3ème arrondissement in Paris. It serves emerging screenwriters (scénaristes émergent·es) on the path to professionalization, reporting more than 350 members as of 2025. Its core function is operating a structured community that delivers professional development services through human expertise and institutional partnerships.

The association's product portfolio consists of services rather than technology: multi-session writing workshops for short films, feature films, and series (with post-workshop pitches at La Rochelle and SACD); a marrainage/parrainage mentorship program (launched 2026, five meetings over one year); script doctoring via La Guilde des Scénaristes; prod-dating sessions with producers; creative member exercises (BAC, pioche-binôme, Scènes en jeu, speed-pitching, Cadavre Exquis Géant); reading pools at partner festivals; free masterclasses with industry professionals; and an annual awards evening (Soirée des Schmucks). Distribution is anchored by partnerships with the CNC, SACD, Guilde des Scénaristes, FJPI, Lecteurs Anonymes, AAFA, and Collectif 50/50, alongside more than 15 French film festivals including La Rochelle, Clermont-Ferrand, Valence, and Lille.

The business model is membership-based: 55 euros for the first year and 35 euros for subsequent annual renewals, with a small 5 euro fee for select public events. Séquences7 does not develop proprietary technology, has no mobile app, and generates no disclosed commercial revenue beyond membership dues. The association is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected by its members, with the most recent election on April 14, 2026 installing Nicolas Viellet and Anne-Lise Deffoux as co-presidents. Operating geography is restricted to France.

Name

Séquences7

Legal name

Séquences7

Website

https://sequences7.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Séquences7 is a French non-profit association founded in 2001 serving over 350 emerging screenwriters through workshops, mentorship, pitch sessions, and festival-based industry access. Its revenue is membership dues (55 euros first year, 35 euros renewal).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Screenwriter Professional Association

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Screenwriting Workshops (Film/TV/Web) (EDAMAMAE)

Keywords

• Screenwriter association
• Writing workshops
• Script doctoring
• Pitch sessions
• Industry networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Séquences7 generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees. New members pay 55 euros for their first year of registration; returning members pay 35 euros annually. These fees fund the association's operations, workshop facilitation, and event organization.

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Séquences7 is a French non-profit association that delivers community-based professional development services to emerging screenwriters (scénaristes émergent·es) seeking to professionalize. Its core offerings include multi-session writing workshops (short, feature, and series), a mentorship programme (marrainage/parrainage), script doctoring partnerships, structured pitch sessions at major French festivals, reading pools, creative peer exercises, and an annual awards evening. Members gain access to industry events, peer review, and curated resources through a digital toolbox.

Product overview

Séquences7 is an association for emerging screenwriters on the path to professionalization, founded in 2001 and currently with over 350 members. The organization functions as a service provider rather than a technology product, offering a portfolio of professional development services including writing workshops (ateliers d'écriture), professional mentorship programs (marrainage/parrainage), script doctoring partnerships, creative member activities (BAC, speed-pitching, pioche-binôme), festival presence with organized pitch sessions, reading pools, masterclasses, and an annual awards ceremony (Schmucks). The core offering centers on community-based skill development and industry networking rather than software products. A resource toolbox provides contracts, scenariothèque access, and educational content links.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Ateliers d'écriture (Writing Workshops) Professional screenwriter-led writing workshops spanning multiple sessions where members work on short films, feature films, or series projects. Series workshop participants pitch at La Rochelle or SACD upon completion. Since 2026, the association also organizes a 3-day feature film writing residency.
• Marrainage/Parrainage (Mentorship Programme) Personalized mentorship programme in which mentees (filleul·es) benefit from the advice and feedback of confirmed screenwriters across five meetings over one year.
• Script Doctoring Provided through the partnership with La Guilde des Scénaristes, members receive a complete analysis of their series project from two confirmed screenwriters.
• Prod-Dating (Producer-Screenwriter Pitch Sessions) Members pitch their short film projects to producers in dedicated sessions organized by Séquences7.
• Séances de pitchs (Festival Pitch Sessions) Annual pitch sessions organized at the La Rochelle and Clermont-Ferrand festivals, providing members opportunities to present their projects to industry professionals.
• Pools de lecture (Reading Pools) Reading pool programs established through partnerships with festivals including Paris Courts Devant, Atmosphères, and Music & Cinéma, enabling members to learn evaluation and analysis of short film projects and complete reading sheets.
• Activités créatives entre membres (Creative Member Activities) Creative peer exercises including BAC (bourse aux courts-métrages short film exchange), random-pairing pitch challenges (pioche-binôme), script readings with actors (Scènes en jeu), and speed-pitching sessions.
• Masterclasses Masterclass sessions with recognized industry professionals, offered free to members, covering various aspects of the screenwriting profession.
• Soirée des Schmucks (Annual Awards Evening) Annual awards evening recognizing members who have promoted, supported, and valued the screenwriting profession through their actions.
• Boîte à outils (Toolbox) Resource library containing contracts and templates (including the Convention initiale entre auteurs co-signed with SNAC and La Guilde française des scénaristes), scenariothèques for feature films and shorts, and links to useful blogs, channels, and podcasts for screenwriters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350+ members as of 2025, with members achieving festival selections, grants, writing contracts, and industry options through the association's network.

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CNC is a French government agency that finances and supports the film and audiovisual industry. As an institutional partner, the CNC provides financial support and legitimacy to Séquences7, and offers members access to its scenariothèque (screenplay library) of short films, documentaries, and series, as well as various writer resources and funding programs.
• SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSACD is France's primary collective rights management society for dramatic authors, including screenwriters. Séquences7 holds pitch sessions at the SACD, organizes meet-and-greet events at SACD premises, and directs members to SACD's contract templates and professional resources. The partnership provides Séquences7 members with access to industry events and professional infrastructure.
• La Guilde française des scénaristescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Guilde française des scénaristes is the only professional union defending the artistic and contractual interests of screenwriters in France. Séquences7 collaborates with La Guilde to offer members script doctoring services and access to the Practical Guide for Emerging Screenwriters, which Séquences7 links to from its website.
• Fédération des Jeunes Producteurs Indépendants (FJPI)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFJPI networks young independent production companies with key players in cinema, television, and web. Séquences7 members benefit from this network through events and speed-dating sessions that facilitate producer-screenwriter introductions.
• Lecteurs AnonymesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLecteurs Anonymes is an association of over 80 screenplay readers, novel readers, consultants, script doctors, and development executives. Their scenariothèque is the reference library for French feature film screenplays. Séquences7 directs members to this resource and collaborates on reader pool activities.
• Collectif 50/50minorOthersThe 50/50 Collective is committed to equality and diversity in the film industry. Séquences7 partners with the collective as part of its values around inclusion and representation in the screenwriter profession.
• AAFA (Actrices et Acteurs de France Associés)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAFA is a professional association of French actors and actresses. Séquences7 collaborates with AAFA on creative exercises such as the Cadavre Exquis Géant, where screenwriters and actors work together on improvised storytelling, and on joint festival activities.
• Festival du Cinéma européen de LillemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEach year the festival rewards the best European short films. In partnership with Séquences7, it organizes a short film screenplay competition to highlight new cinematic talents and help them gain visibility for their projects.
• Festival de la Fiction de La RochellemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle rewards francophone and international fiction works annually in September. Séquences7 organizes an annual pitch session at the festival, giving members a platform to present their series projects to industry professionals.
• Festival international des scénaristes de ValencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Valence International Screenwriters Festival takes place annually between late March and early April. Séquences7 organizes a pitch session at this festival for its members, providing direct access to industry professionals and development opportunities.
• Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-FerrandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe world's largest short film festival. Séquences7 organized its first partnership with the festival in 2023, hosting a pitch session for its members and the popular 'Cadavre Exquis Géant' creative event, combining screenwriter improvisation with live theatrical performance.
• Festival AtmosphèresmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival Atmosphères is a pioneer festival dedicated to sustainable development issues, screening films and hosting discussions at the intersection of cinema, arts, and sciences. Séquences7 members serve as screenplay readers for the festival, gaining professional experience in script evaluation.
• Paris Courts DevantmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis Courts Devant is a short film festival. Through its partnership with Séquences7, members can join the reading pool for the festival, learning to evaluate and analyze short film projects and complete reading sheets.
• Music & Cinéma MarseillemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic & Cinéma Marseille focuses on young cinematic creation and musical creation for the screen. Séquences7 members participate in the festival's reading pool, and Séquences7 facilitates member participation in festival events.
• Les Arcs Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA major cultural event promoting the diversity of European cinema and discovering new talents. Séquences7 facilitates member presence and participation at this festival as part of its commitment to supporting emerging screenwriters' industry exposure.
• Work in Progress Performance (WIP Performance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe first festival entirely dedicated to films in the writing process. Séquences7 is listed among its partners, providing a platform for members developing screenplays in progress.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée): The French national film agency that funds and supports the audiovisual industry. A core institutional partner of Séquences7, providing legitimacy, scenariothèque access, and funding programs that the association helps channel to emerging writers.
• SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques): France's primary collective rights management society for dramatic authors, including screenwriters. A much larger incumbent that supports Séquences7 by hosting pitch sessions and providing contract templates; overlaps in serving French dramatic writers but at vastly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Collectif 50/50: A French film industry collective committed to equality and diversity. Comparable as a values-driven industry association; Séquences7 partners with the collective on inclusion initiatives for the screenwriter profession.
• AAFA (Actrices et Acteurs de France Associés): French professional association of actors and actresses. Comparable as a non-profit professional association in the French performing arts; partners with Séquences7 on cross-discipline creative exercises like the Cadavre Exquis Géant.

Regional players

• FJPI (Fédération des Jeunes Producteurs Indépendants): Federation networking young independent French production companies with key cinema, TV, and web players. Comparable as a French industry professional association; partners with Séquences7 to facilitate producer-screenwriter introductions.

Direct peers

• Lecteurs Anonymes: An association of over 80 screenplay readers, consultants, and script doctors in France. Comparable as a non-profit screenwriter-services organization; collaborates with Séquences7 on reading pool activities.
• La Guilde française des scénaristes: The only professional union defending the artistic and contractual interests of screenwriters in France. Directly comparable as a French screenwriter organization; Séquences7 even partners with La Guilde for script doctoring services.
• Maison des Scénaristes: French non-profit organization dedicated to supporting screenwriters through residencies and development programs. Closely comparable as a France-based screenwriter development association serving a similar emerging-writer mission.

Others

• Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle: Major French francophone TV fiction festival that hosts Séquences7's annual pitch sessions. Comparable in serving the French scripted content ecosystem, though as a festival rather than a membership association.
• Festival international des scénaristes de Valence: Annual international screenwriters' festival in France. Comparable as a dedicated screenwriter-facing event; core partner hosting Séquences7's annual pitch sessions for members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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