Book III: SUPPORT FOR AUDIOVISUAL AND MULTIMEDIA CREATION

Support for the production of immersive works is awarded to legal entities performing the functions of a delegated production company. Aid may be awarded to several legal entities acting jointly as part of a co-production.

To be eligible for support for the production of immersive works, legal entities must meet the conditions set out in Article 321-17.

Works must be subtitled or dubbed in French.

Support for the production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted formats and distribution media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The distribution prospects, particularly for international audiences;5° The coherence of the budget and the financing plan.

Support for the production of immersive works is granted to help defray all production costs and costs aimed at facilitating market access for the work, in particular costs of technical adaptation to the various broadcast media, dubbing or subtitling costs and the production of promotional materials.

I.-When a work is produced solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the final cost of that work must be covered by the expenditure mentioned in article 321-27 corresponding to operations or services carried out in France by companies established in France.

Selective financial aid is awarded for the organisation of collective operations to encourage information and promotional activities aimed at professionals in the immersive creation sector.

Aid for collective operations is awarded to legal entities that meet the conditions set out in article 321-17.

Aid for collective operations is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The operation’s ability to contribute to a mission of general interest for the immersive creation sector;2° The relevance of the format and theme and the quality of the programming;3° The relevance of the communication strategy with regard to the target audience;4° The operation’s ability to finance and organise itself.