Article 411-7 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
Automatic financial assistance is only awarded for works of original French expression.However, this condition does not apply to:1° Works of fiction based on an opera and produced in the language of the libretto;2° Documentary works produced in a language whose use is justified by the subject matter;3° Animated works;4° Works in which the use of a foreign language is justified for artistic reasons relating to the script.