Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

The granting of aid is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid;2° A definitive decision to grant aid once the amount of aid has been determined.

The provisional decision is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l’écriture et à la réécriture de scénario, after consultation with reading committees in accordance with the procedures set out in 1° of article 122-5.

The final award decision is taken after the amount of the aid has been determined on the advice of a costing committee made up of the chairman and vice-chairman of the commission and representatives of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.

The maximum amount of support is €30,000, including a maximum of €20,000 for the author.

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The balance is paid after the commission has examined the developed synopsis, treatment or screenplay.The author has two years from the date of the first payment to submit one of the aforementioned…