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title: Self-directed writer or maker residency
description: Self-funded 2-week residency in Nérac, South West France for writers, filmmakers, photographers and makers in quiet media. Private bedroom/workspace. Fee €1450.
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updatedAt: "2026-10-21"
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deadline: "2026-09-05"
location: Studio Faire, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France
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compensationRange: Self-funded residency. Fee €1450 for 2 weeks, including private bedroom and workspace, shared shower rooms, toilets, kitchen, dining room and 1 acre gardens, plus cleaning and WiFi.
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  - screenwriting
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  - photography
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# Self-directed writer or maker residency

**Hosted by:** Studio Faire

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Studio Faire, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France | **Deadline:** September 5, 2026

## About This Program

> "Self-directed research and development in quiet, non-messy media"

Studio Faire is an artist-run residency in South West France, providing residencies for writers, filmmakers, visual artists, makers, photographers, musicians, researchers and all other types of creative practitioner. Residents live and work in the house, studios and gardens of Studio Faire, a 'Maison de maître' built around 1830 and still retaining its period characteristics. Residencies offer time to focus on research and development to inspire a new body of work or develop an existing project. They can nurture the growth of seedling ideas by giving the space to unselfconsciously experiment and play without expectation or obligation. This open call is for writers, screen-writers, filmmakers, photographers, textile artists, or any creative practitioner who works in quiet, non-messy media.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** writing, screenwriting, filmmaking, photography, textile
- **Note:** Open to writers, screen-writers, filmmakers, photographers, textile artists, or any creative practitioner who works in quiet, non-messy media.

## Compensation & Benefits

Self-funded residency. Fee €1450 for 2 weeks, including private bedroom and workspace, shared shower rooms, toilets, kitchen, dining room and 1 acre gardens, plus cleaning and WiFi.

This 2-week self-directed residency is a self-funded residency for 1 person. Rates include: private bedroom and workspace, shared shower rooms, toilets, kitchen, dining room and 1 acre gardens, plus cleaning and WiFi (high-speed fibre broadband) throughout the property. Fee = 1450 €

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - A large private double bedroom (for both working and sleeping) is offered on the first floor of the house, close to the shared bathrooms. There are two bathrooms shared between three residents. There is also a shared kitchen and dining room, plus ample space in the garden for working and relaxing.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - The space offered in this open call is a private space for both sleeping and working named 'The Usher Hall'. It is a generously proportioned room (679 x 460cm), with WiFi, a desk, comfortable chair, pin board, marble fireplace and deep, dark blue walls (said to be calming and to aid concentration and relaxation).

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 5, 2026
- **Program Start:** November 5, 2026
- **Program End:** November 18, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://studiofaire.fr/the-usher-hall/