To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, audiovisual works must be financed by an initial contribution from one or more television service or on-demand audiovisual media service publishers meeting the following conditions:
1° With regard to television service publishers:
a) Where the publisher is established in France, it is subject to the tax provided for in article L. 115-6 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée and its service is accessible in France;
b) Where the publisher is not established in France and does not come under the jurisdiction of France, it targets French territory and is subject to the obligations laid down by the provisions of Chapter II of Title II or Chapter 2 of Title III of Decree no. 2021-1924 of 30 December 2021 relating to the film and audiovisual contribution of publishers of television services distributed by networks not using frequencies assigned by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique. In addition, it must have concluded the agreement provided for in Article 7 of the same Decree or have been notified of the terms of its contribution to the development of audiovisual production in accordance with the same Article;
2° With regard to publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services:
a) Where the publisher is established in France, its offering is accessible in France and includes at least ten feature-length cinematographic works or ten audiovisual works and its annual turnover within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services, achieved in the calendar year preceding that of the application for support, is greater than or equal to €500,000;
b) Where the publisher is not established in France and does not come under French jurisdiction, it must target French territory and be subject to the obligations set out in Chapter II of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services. In addition, it must have concluded the agreement provided for in article 9 of the same decree or have been notified of the terms of its contribution to the development of audiovisual production in accordance with the same article.
The initial contribution condition is not required for audiovisual works to be eligible for automatic aid for the preparation and production of music videos.