The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée is appointed by decree of the President of the Republic. He may be removed from office under the same conditions. He chairs the Board of Directors and manages the institution.
In addition to its chairman, the board of directors of the public institution is made up of :
1° A Member of Parliament and a Senator appointed by the standing committee responsible for cultural affairs in their respective assemblies;
2° The majority of its members are representatives of the French State;
3° Members of the Conseil d’Etat, the Cour de Cassation and the Cour des Comptes;
4° Representatives of the institution’s staff elected for three years under conditions laid down by regulation.