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Article 311-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

Audiovisual works must not be or have been the subject of:1° An application for production aid under these provisions and under the provisions relating to aid for the production of immersive works;2° An application for preparation aid under these provisions and under the provisions relating to aid for the writing and pre-production of immersive work projects, where this aid is intended to contribute to the financing of the same expenditure.

Article 311-12 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

Audiovisual works are made, in a minimum proportion fixed by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the broadcasting of cinematographic and audiovisual works, with the assistance of: 1° Authors, principal actors, technicians and creative collaborators who are French nationals or assimilated or nationals of a State party to an intergovernmental…

Article 311-13 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

When an audiovisual work is produced solely by one or more production companies established in France, this work must:1° Be an original French work;2° Have at least 50% of its final cost spent on production in France.

Article 311-14 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

When a work is produced as part of an international co-production, it must:1° Be financed by a French participation equal to at least 30% of its final cost, unless a special provision is made in an intergovernmental agreement;2° Have at least 50% of the French participation spent on production in France.In addition, when the French participation is equal to or greater than 80% of its final cost, the work must…

Article 311-15 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

Production costs incurred in France and taken into account for the calculation of aid are capped at 80% of the production budget for audiovisual works.

Article 311-16 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

Audiovisual works must be produced by delegated production companies.For the purposes of granting aid for the production of the same work, this status may only be granted to a maximum of two production companies, on condition that they act jointly.

Article 311-17 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

To be eligible for financial support, audiovisual works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances must be produced by delegated production companies that:1° In the case of co-productions, hold at least 30% of the producer’s shares;2° Hold the intellectual property rights for at least two distinct modes of exploitation, at least for the territory of the European Union and for a minimum period of five years. This…

Article 311-18 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

The amount of aid for the production and preparation of a given audiovisual work may not exceed 40% of the final cost of that work and, in the case of an international co-production, 40% of the French participation.The aid may not have the effect of increasing the total public financial aid to more than 50% of the final cost of the work in question and, in the case of an…

Article 311-19 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

Derogations from the 50% threshold may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, up to a limit of 60% and at the justified request of the production company, for difficult or low-budget audiovisual works.The limit stipulated in the first paragraph is raised to 80% for difficult works in the creative documentary genre, eligible for selective financial aid for production and preparation, whose…

Article 311-20 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

November 7, 2023

When the total amount of aid granted in application of this title for the production and preparation of an audiovisual work is equal to or greater than €50,000, its definitive award is subject to certification by an auditor of the definitive cost of the work, showing precisely the expenditure incurred in France and the means of financing it.

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Article 311-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-12 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-13 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-14 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-15 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-16 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-17 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-18 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-19 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Article 311-20 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

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