Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Project Development Aid Committee.

The amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the costs of writing, rewriting and purchasing rights, up to a maximum of €70,000.For works in the animation genre, the amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the costs of writing, rewriting, purchasing rights and graphic design work, up to a maximum of €100,000.

When the project is eligible for the direct grants provided for in 1° of article 212-12, the application for aid is submitted by the production company with the majority shareholding in the co-development or, where the shareholdings are equal, by the production company mandated for this purpose.

The aid is granted in the form of an advance.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the production company on the basis of proof of expenditure.When the project goes into production, 50% of the aid is reimbursed on the first day of shooting and 50% when the project is released in cinemas. If the project has not gone into production within three years of the date of…