Paragraph 1: Direct production and preparation allowances

In order to promote equal access for women and men to the management of production companies and to key positions in creation and production, direct allocations are awarded in addition to the sums invested by delegated production companies for the production of French-initiative feature-length cinematographic works in the fiction, animation and documentary genres.For the award of direct allocations concerning cinematographic works in the fiction genre, a scale of ten points…

For cinematographic works in the fiction genre, points are allocated as follows: – legal representative of the production company or person acting in the capacity of producer: 1 point;– director: 2 points;– scriptwriter: 1 point;– production manager: 1 point;– director of photography: 1 point;– chief sound operator: 1 point;– costume designer or, failing that, head costume designer: 1 point;– head set designer or, failing that, head set designer: 1 point;–…

1° For cinematographic works belonging to the animation genre and produced in two dimensions, points are allocated as follows: – legal representative of the production company or person acting as producer: 1 point;– director: 2 points;– scriptwriter: 1 point;– graphic designer: 1 point;– production manager: 1 point;– director or head of storyboard: 1 point;– director or head of character design: 1 point;– director or head of set design: 1 point;–…

For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are distributed as follows: – legal representative of the production company or person acting as producer: 1 point;– director: 2 points;– scriptwriter: 1 point;– production manager: 1 point;– director of photography: 1 point;– chief sound operator: 1 point;– chief picture editor: 1 point.

1° For cinematographic works belonging to the fiction genre, direct allocations are awarded when one of the following two conditions is met: – five points are obtained for a function or position held by a woman;– four points are obtained for a function or position held by a woman and one of the positions of author of the musical composition, chief sound editor or mixer is held by a woman;…

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount invested.

Direct subsidies are subject to the same payment and repayment conditions as investment subsidies for production, of which they are an accessory.