Subsection 4: Common provisions

The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Film Distribution Aid Committee.

The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique may propose changes to the distribution forecasts announced by the company in order to ensure better distribution of cinematographic works.

The amount of aid is determined according to the financial investment made by the distribution company, which takes the form of : 1° By the payment to production companies of advances granted in respect of the showing of cinematographic works in cinemas, with a view to contributing to the financing of the production of cinematographic works and repayable exclusively from the receipts of the works in question; 2° By the…

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the distribution company concerning the exhibition of the works in cinemas, particularly with regard to their circulation throughout France and the type of cinemas in which they are shown.For the allocation of aid for an annual distribution programme, the agreement provides for the…

The amount of aid may be modified in the event that the distribution company does not respect the commitments it has made in the agreement. In this case, the Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique is consulted for its opinion.

The distribution company has a period of one year from the date of notification of the decision to grant the aid to exhibit the works in cinemas.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the distribution company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, after receiving the opinion…

The distribution company has a period of one year from the actual release of the cinematographic work in cinemas to provide the financial documents justifying all the financial investment of the distribution company within the meaning of article 222-9.