The amount of aid may be modified in the event that the distribution company does not respect the commitments it has made in the agreement. In this case, the Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique is consulted for its opinion.
The distribution company has a period of one year from the date of notification of the decision to grant the aid to exhibit the works in cinemas.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the distribution company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, after receiving the opinion…
The distribution company has a period of one year from the actual release of the cinematographic work in cinemas to provide the financial documents justifying all the financial investment of the distribution company within the meaning of article 222-9.
Selective financial aid is awarded each year to distribution companies that are doing a good job but are in a fragile financial position and have poor economic prospects.
Structural grants are awarded to distribution companies that:1° Regularly distribute new or repertory works. Companies that have distributed at least three cinematographic works during each of the two years preceding the application and that undertake to maintain this activity for the following year for at least three cinematographic works are considered to have regular distribution of previously unreleased works. Companies that have distributed at least three repertory cinematographic works during…
Structural grants are awarded to help cover the following expenses:1° Salaries paid to staff responsible for programming, administrative and accounting management and audience development, hired on fixed-term contracts of at least six months or hired less than four years ago on open-ended contracts, and related social security charges;2° Expenditure relating to promotional and innovation activities using digital communication methods;3° Expenditure relating to canvassing activities, particularly in connection with festivals and…
Structural grants are awarded on the basis of :1° The number and quality of cinematographic works actually distributed by the distribution companies during the previous year, the forecast distribution activity for the current year, the characteristics of the cinematographic theatres chosen for the representation of the works, the quality of the editorial line, as well as compliance with the commitments made in the aid agreement for the allocation of previous…
Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid.
The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Film Distribution Aid Committee.
The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the company concerning the exhibition of the works in cinemas, particularly with regard to their circulation throughout France and the category of cinemas in which they are programmed.
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