Article 211-5 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 8, 2023
The conditions laid down in this sub-section are checked when applications for investment approval and production approval are examined.
The conditions laid down in this sub-section are checked when applications for investment approval and production approval are examined.
Long-length cinematographic works eligible for financial support for production and preparation are works intended for initial screening in cinemas.
Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they are made as part of an international co-production eligible under an intergovernmental co-production agreement, on the territory of the State or States of the co-producers. This condition may be waived subject to compliance with the provisions of b of…
The French participation includes all French and foreign financing provided by the delegated production company and the other production companies established in France, excluding financing provided by the co-producer(s) established abroad. This funding is determined in consideration of the stipulations of the co-production contract insofar as they correspond to the size of the contribution made by each of the production companies and the risks assumed by them.
Long-length cinematographic works must meet certain artistic and technical production conditions, determined according to a scale of 100 points established for each type of work.
For cinematographic works in the fiction genre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming” group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the “Language of Filming” group; 2° Points are awarded as follows: a) 20 points when the film is produced entirely in the original version in French or in a regional language used in France or, if at least two different languages are…
For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are divided into five groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming” group 1° The “Language of Filming” group is awarded 20 points; 2° Points are awarded under the following conditions: a) When the film is made entirely in the original version in French or in a regional language used in France or, if at least two different languages are used, when…
For cinematographic works in the animation genre, points are divided into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors” group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the “Production company and authors” group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° “Production company” sub-group: a) A maximum of 9 points is allocated to the “Production company” sub-group; b) Points are awarded if the cinematographic work is produced by at least…
I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée for foreign-initiated feature-length cinematographic works, after consulting the approval committee, in the following circumstances and according to the following procedures: 1° When, for justified artistic or technical reasons, the conditions of production prevent the minimum number of points provided for…
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