The initial contribution from the publisher(s) must:
1° Be made in cash in the form of investment in producer’s shares or in the form of a contract for the purchase of rights to make the work available to the public concluded with the production company before shooting is completed. For works in the animation genre, the contract is concluded before the end of the production of the animation. For works composed entirely of pre-existing images, the contract is concluded before the start of editing;
2° Be at least equal to €5,000 and at least €400 per minute produced for works lasting thirty minutes or less and at least equal to €12,000 for works lasting more than thirty minutes. For the purposes of applying this condition, the duration of the work taken into account is that set out in the contracts signed with the publishers.