Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Selective financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas that maintain a difficult programme in the face of competition and that are located either in municipalities with a population of more than 200,000 or in municipalities with a population of 200,000 or less and in whose territory more than 1,500,000 tickets were sold during the calendar year preceding the year of the application.

Aid for difficult programming is awarded with regard to the quality of the programming of the establishments, the development of their attendance, the quality of the conditions for welcoming the public and showing cinematographic works, and the financial situation of the exhibitor.The quality of the programming of the establishments is assessed by taking into account their competitive environment during the calendar year preceding the date of the application for aid….