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Article D331-39 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Cinematographic or audiovisual works qualifying for the tax credit belong to the fiction or animation genres. Works belonging to the fiction genre in which at least 15% of the shots, i.e. an average of one and a half shots per minute, are digitally processed in order to add characters, set elements or objects participating in the action, or to modify the rendering of the scene or the camera’s point of…

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Article D331-40 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Compliance with the condition set out in b of 1 of II of article 220 quaterdecies of the General Tax Code is verified using the points scales set out in this paragraph, each made up of a “Dramatic content” group, a “Nationality of creators and creative collaborators” group and a “Creative infrastructure” group.

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Article D331-41 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the purposes of the points scales set out in this paragraph : 1° “Main venues” means the five venues with the greatest number of scenes; 2° “French-speaking country” means any member state of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie and Algeria; 3° “European country” means a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European…

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Article D331-42 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the fiction genre that score at least 18 points, including at least 7 points for the Dramatic Content group and at least two of its sub-groups, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of article 220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code.

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Article D331-43 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Dramatic content” group, a maximum of 18 points are allocated as follows: 1° The “Locations” sub-group is awarded a maximum of 7 points, distributed as follows: a) Alternatively: when a relative majority of the scenes take place in France: 4 points;-or when a relative majority of the scenes take place in France and a French-speaking country: 3 points;-or when a relative majority of the scenes take place in…

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Article D331-44 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Nationality of creators and creative collaborators” group, a maximum of 12 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2° At least one of the music composers: 1 point; 3° At least one of the producers (natural persons): 2 points; 4° Alternatively: a) At least one of the actors playing the role of a main character: 2 points;…

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Article D331-45 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production of the Council of Europe, or a European third State with which the Union or the European Community has…

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Article D331-46 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Creative Infrastructures” group, a maximum of 8 points are allocated as follows: 1° Alternatively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the shooting takes place in France: 1 point; 2° At least 50% of the expenditure…

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Article D331-47 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the animation genre that score at least 36 points, including at least 9 points for the “Dramatic Content” group, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of article 220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code.

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Article D331-48 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Dramatic content” group, a maximum of 20 points are awarded as follows: 1° A maximum of 3 points will be awarded to the “Setting” sub-group, allocated in turn as follows: a) At least one of the action’s main settings is in France, a French-speaking country or a place with a European aesthetic: 3 points; b) Or at least 50% of the action takes place in an undeterminable location:…

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