Article 322-6 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 7, 2023
To be eligible for support, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.
To be eligible for support, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.
The author, or at least one of the authors on the creative team, can provide proof of specific training in the field of video games or of involvement in the creation of at least one video game made available to the public, whether for a fee or free of charge.
Grants are only awarded for projects written entirely or mainly in French or in a regional language used in France.
Grants are awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The originality of the project and its contribution to creative diversity;2° The quality of the project’s writing, particularly with regard to the game mechanics and the literary and graphic universe;3° The suitability of the project for the distribution media on which the game will be used and the target audience;4° The technical feasibility of the project.
The application is submitted by the author or jointly by the authors of the creative team.
The grant is paid to the author or authors of the creative team in accordance with the agreements between them.
Selective financial support is available for the preparatory work involved in creating video games, including the development of prototypes.
Aid for the pre-production of video games is awarded to video game creation companies acting as delegated production companies. Aid may be awarded to several companies acting jointly as part of a co-production.
To be eligible for aid for the pre-production of video games, video game creation companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their directors, who are French nationals or equivalent;4° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than European States.
Support for the pre-production of video games is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The artistic quality of the project: the originality of the concept and its contribution to the diversity of creation, the coherence of the game mechanics, the quality of the graphic and sound universe, the quality of the scriptwriting approach;2° The technical mastery of the project: coherence of the technological choices, mastery of the tools…
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