Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Direct grants for the development of projects are awarded in addition to the selective grants awarded pursuant to article 212-41 of which they constitute an accessory.

Direct grants are awarded to help finance development costs other than writing, rewriting, rights acquisition and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design.

Direct grants, which may be accumulated, are awarded when the project meets the following conditions: 1° The project is developed jointly by at least two production companies, each meeting the conditions set out in articles 212-17 and 212-42 ; 2° The project involves a director who has never made a feature-length film and a production company that has produced no more than two feature-length films for which investment approval or,…

The same project may not simultaneously be the subject of a direct grant awarded under article 212-11 and one or more direct grants awarded under article 212-12.