By way of derogation from article 311-9, for the benefit of automatic aid, the minimum proportion of the initial contribution is reduced to:
1° 15% for works in the animation genre that meet the following conditions:
a) Be the subject of international pre-sales contracts for an amount at least equal to the difference between the amount of the initial contribution that would result from the application of a minimum proportion of 25% and the amount of the initial contribution actually made;
b) Obtain a minimum of 30 points for the “Creation” group and a minimum of 36 points for the “Production” group on the scale provided for in A or B of III of Article 311-44;
2° 20% for works belonging to the creative documentary genre when they are the subject of international pre-sale contracts for an amount at least equal to twice the difference between the amount of the initial contribution that would result from the application of a minimum proportion of 25% and the amount of the initial contribution actually made.
International pre-sales contracts are contracts concluded before the end of the shooting or, for works belonging to the animation genre, before the end of the production of the animation or, for works composed entirely of pre-existing images, before the start of editing, with a television service publisher, a publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services or another service giving or allowing access free of charge or for a fee to audiovisual content on individual request made by an electronic communication process, established abroad, either directly by the delegated production company established in France, or by the holder of the marketing mandate or the assignee of rights for the exploitation of the work abroad.