Article 721-8 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 7, 2023
The total amount of aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad may not exceed 50% of the expenditure incurred by the foreign sales company.
The total amount of aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad may not exceed 50% of the expenditure incurred by the foreign sales company.
Exceptions to the 50% threshold may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, up to a limit of 60% and upon a reasoned request from the foreign sales company, for difficult or low-budget cinematographic works.A difficult work is a director’s first or second work. A low-budget work is one whose final production cost is less than or equal to €1,250,000.
Automatic financial support for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad gives rise to the allocation of investment grants.
The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which foreign sales companies are entitled are calculated on the basis of commercial representation in cinemas, making available to the public on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services and festival selection of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6.
Sums are calculated on the basis of the commercial representation in cinemas of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 in the countries and territories mentioned on the list annexed to this book. In the case of co-productions, the countries and territories of the co-producers are not taken into account.The calculation is made on the basis of the total number of admissions achieved during…
This is calculated as follows: – 0.70 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissions less than or equal to 50,000;– €0.35 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissions greater than 50,000 and less than or equal to 100,000;– €0.15 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissions greater than 100,000 and less than or equal to 200,000;– €0.05 per…
The sums calculated are increased by 10%:1° For original French-language works;2° For works that are the first or second feature-length cinematographic works of their directors.The increases provided for in 1° and 2° cannot be accumulated.
Sums are calculated on the basis of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 being made available to the public on one or more subscription on-demand audiovisual media services accessible in at least two foreign countries during the calendar year preceding that in which the calculation is made.
The calculation is made each year by applying the following lump sums to each cinematographic work: – 1,000 € when the cinematographic work is made available to the public in at least two and at most four foreign countries;– 2,000 € when the cinematographic work is made available to the public in at least five and at most nine foreign countries;– 3,500 € when the cinematographic work is made available…
Sums are calculated for the selection at festivals of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 when the following conditions are met:1° The cinematographic work has not been released in cinemas or has achieved fewer than 50,000 admissions, in the countries and territories mentioned on the list annexed to this book, during the calendar year preceding that in which the calculation is made;2° The…
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