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Article 913-7 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The amount of aid from the compensation fund is equal to the amount of the additional cost after application of an excess to be borne by the delegated production company.The excess corresponds to 15% of the additional cost, but must not exceed 1% of the insured capital of the work concerned as shown in the insurance contract and must be less than:1° For cinematographic works, €5,000;2° For audiovisual works belonging…

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Article 913-9 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The delegated production company may receive several grants from the compensation fund when the filming of the same work gives rise either to several interruptions or several postponements, or to a combination of the cases mentioned in article 913-5. The total cumulative duration of the interruption or postponement of filming may not exceed the maximum duration set in the last paragraph of article 913-6. The total amount of additional cost…

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Article 913-10 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In order to receive assistance from the compensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, together with all the documents required to determine the additional cost. The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée will provide the expert with the aforementioned form and documents.For works…

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Article 913-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Payment of compensation fund aid is made after submission of the final additional cost. In exceptional circumstances, an initial payment may be made on a provisional basis at the substantiated request of the delegated production company justifying particular difficulties.For works covered by b of 2° of article 913-4, the beneficiary company shall pay the co-producer established in the State concerned by the agreement which has set up an aid fund…

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Article 913-12 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The granting of aid from the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works.Cinematographic or audiovisual works for which aid…

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Article 914-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the methods for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies and distribution companies are entitled, due to the commercial representation of cinematographic works in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020, are set out in articles 914-2 and 914-3.

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Article 914-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For production companies, notwithstanding Articles 211-26, 211-27 and 810-1, the calculation rates are set at : – 167.81% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;– 134.24% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €307,500 and less than or equal to €3,075,000;– 167.81% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €3,075,000 and less than or equal to €6,150,000;–…

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Article 914-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For distribution companies, notwithstanding articles 222-4 and 810-1, the rates are set at : – 625.08% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;– 198.89% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €307,500 and less than or equal to €615,000;– 170.48% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €615,000 and less than or equal to €1,230,000;– 71.03% when…

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Article 914-4 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the application of articles 914-2 and 914-3, box office takings between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020 are taken into account. However, for cinematographic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic and for cinematographic works that have been commercially screened for the first time before 4 March 2020, in…

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