Chapter I: Financial aid for the production and preparation of feature films

The aid is reimbursed from the sums calculated in accordance with articles 211-24 to 211-35, after application of an excess set at €50,000. Repayment is made up to the expiry of the periods stipulated in the aforementioned articles, in a proportion that may not be less than 25% of the sums calculated and up to a limit of 80% of the advance granted. The part of the advance that is…

Where the production company does not provide proof that all the financial possibilities available to it to ensure the normal repayment of the aid have been implemented, the repayment may, without prejudice to the dispositions de l’article D. 312-1 du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, être effectué sur les sommes calculées au titre des autres œuvres cinématographiques produites par cette entreprise.

The application for support is submitted by the delegated production company, up to a limit of two projects per company for each annual session.

The amount of aid is set at €500,000 per project, subject to the provisions of articles 211-20 to 211-22.

Projects are pre-selected by reading committees. The shortlisted projects are submitted to the genre film jury for selection.

The decision to grant aid lapses if filming does not begin within a maximum of twenty-four months from the date of notification to the beneficiary. In exceptional circumstances, and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.

Aid is awarded in the same form and according to the same procedures as those set out in articles 211-107,211-109 and 211-110.