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Article 211-31 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

Sums are calculated on the basis of the exploitation abroad of the works mentioned in article 721-6 for which production approval has been granted. The calculation is made, each year, by applying a rate to the total amount of the sums entered in the automatic foreign promotion account of the foreign sales company, once the sums calculated due to theatrical representation in cinemas in the countries and territories mentioned on…

Article 211-32 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

The rate of calculation is set at 66% of the amount of the sums definitively entered in the automatic foreign promotion account of the foreign sales company.

Article 211-33 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

The calculation rates are reduced when they are applied on the occasion of the exploitation of edited cinematographic works, depending on the duration of the pre-existing filmed elements that are used.

Article 211-34 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

For entry into the automatic cinema production account, the sums calculated are weighted by a coefficient determined according to the number of points obtained by the cinematographic works on the scale corresponding to the genre to which they belong.

Article 211-35 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

The weighting coefficient is set at : – 1 when the cinematographic work obtains at least 80 points;– 0.97 when the cinematographic work obtains 79 points;– 0.94 when the cinematographic work obtains 78 points;– 0.91 when the cinematographic work obtains 77 points;– 0.88 when the cinematographic work obtains 76 points;– 0.85 when the cinematographic work obtains 75 points;– 0.82 when the cinematographic work obtains 74 points;– 0.79 when the cinematographic…

Article 211-36 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

In the event of co-production, the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies are entitled are entered:1° In the following proportions in the automatic cinema production account of the delegated production company: – 100% for the fraction of these sums less than or equal to €150,000;– a minimum of 50% for the fraction of these sums greater than €150,000. When two production companies act jointly as delegated…

Article 211-37 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

Subject to the provisions of article 211-36, the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which the production companies are entitled are entered in their automatic cinema production account in consideration of the specific stipulations set out in the co-production contract insofar as they correspond to the size of the contribution made by each of the production companies and the risks assumed by them. This contract and subsequent agreements involving…

Article 211-38 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

The sums calculated for the commercial representation of programmes made up of cinematographic works fixed on 70 mm film that meet the conditions set out in the article D. 210-1 du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, are entered in the automatic cinema production account in proportion to the duration of each of these works.

Article 211-39 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

In accordance with the Article L. 312-1 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée, the sums calculated and entered in the automatic cinema production account are non-transferable and non-seizable and may not be considered as operating revenue.The allocation of the sums entered in the automatic cinema production account and their distribution may not be the subject of contractual stipulations likely to affect, directly or indirectly, this allocation or…

Article 211-40 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 8, 2023

Subject to payment, under the conditions provided for in article D. 312-1 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée, preferential claims listed in article L. 312-2 of the same code, production companies have the option of investing the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production and preparation of feature-length cinematographic works. Subject to the same reservations, the sums held in this automatic account may…

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Article 211-31 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-32 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-33 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-34 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-35 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-36 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-37 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-38 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-39 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 211-40 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

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