The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique may propose changes to the distribution forecasts announced by the company in order to ensure better distribution of cinematographic works.
The amount of aid is determined according to the financial investment made by the distribution company, which takes the form of : 1° By the payment to production companies of advances granted in respect of the showing of cinematographic works in cinemas, with a view to contributing to the financing of the production of cinematographic works and repayable exclusively from the receipts of the works in question; 2° By the…
The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the distribution company concerning the exhibition of the works in cinemas, particularly with regard to their circulation throughout France and the type of cinemas in which they are shown.For the allocation of aid for an annual distribution programme, the agreement provides for the…
The amount of aid may be modified in the event that the distribution company does not respect the commitments it has made in the agreement. In this case, the Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique is consulted for its opinion.
The distribution company has a period of one year from the date of notification of the decision to grant the aid to exhibit the works in cinemas.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the distribution company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, after receiving the opinion…
The distribution company has a period of one year from the actual release of the cinematographic work in cinemas to provide the financial documents justifying all the financial investment of the distribution company within the meaning of article 222-9.
Selective financial aid is awarded each year to distribution companies that are doing a good job but are in a fragile financial position and have poor economic prospects.
Structural grants are awarded to distribution companies that:1° Regularly distribute new or repertory works. Companies that have distributed at least three cinematographic works during each of the two years preceding the application and that undertake to maintain this activity for the following year for at least three cinematographic works are considered to have regular distribution of previously unreleased works. Companies that have distributed at least three repertory cinematographic works during…
Structural grants are awarded to help cover the following expenses:1° Salaries paid to staff responsible for programming, administrative and accounting management and audience development, hired on fixed-term contracts of at least six months or hired less than four years ago on open-ended contracts, and related social security charges;2° Expenditure relating to promotional and innovation activities using digital communication methods;3° Expenditure relating to canvassing activities, particularly in connection with festivals and…
Structural grants are awarded on the basis of :1° The number and quality of cinematographic works actually distributed by the distribution companies during the previous year, the forecast distribution activity for the current year, the characteristics of the cinematographic theatres chosen for the representation of the works, the quality of the editorial line, as well as compliance with the commitments made in the aid agreement for the allocation of previous…
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