Every year 15 producers are selected to participate in the ACE programme.

The different ways in which ACE aims to help its producers are:

- Reposition the producer as the helmsman of the production process in all its phases, from the writing of the screenplay to the commercialisation of the finished film.
- Advise the producers during the period of creative development and strengthen their key roles together with those of the authors.
- Fight the isolation which independent producers are exposed to by offering opportunities to establish ongoing contacts with industry professionals at an international level.
- Provide independent producers with a unique venue where they can debate and exchange information and experiences with their European peers.
- Supply a year-round tailor-made service, adapted to the experience of each ACE producer and to his or her individual project.