Article 612-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 7, 2023
Automatic financial aid and selective financial aid are awarded to support the online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works.
Automatic financial aid and selective financial aid are awarded to support the online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works.
The granting of aid for the online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works.
The beneficiaries of automatic financial support are publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services.The beneficiaries of selective financial aid are:1° Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services;2° Rights-holding companies, other than publishers, which are:a) Either film or audiovisual production companies;b) Or companies that are transferees of exploitation rights or hold marketing mandates for cinematographic or audiovisual works on on-demand audiovisual media services.
To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° They must have a total worldwide turnover excluding tax from the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual works on on-demand audiovisual media services of less than €200,000,000 or belong to a group of companies whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from such exploitation is less…
To be eligible for selective financial support, rights-holding companies must be established in France.
Publishers of catch-up television services are not eligible for financial support for online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works.Public institutions and their subsidiaries are not eligible for selective financial support.
Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services and rights-holding companies ensure that cinematographic works are made available to the public in compliance with the provisions of articles L. 232-1 and L. 234-1 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée.
The total amount of aid for online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works may not exceed 50% of eligible expenditure. In addition, the aid granted may not have the effect of increasing the total amount of public financial aid to more than 50% of these expenses.
Automatic financial support for online distribution of cinematographic works involves the allocation of investment grants and direct grants.
The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services are entitled are calculated by applying rates to the amount of turnover declared by them and taken into account for the determination of corporation tax, in respect of each long-length cinematographic work mentioned in article 612-14.
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