Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad are foreign sales companies which, as assignees or agents, have exploitation rights for the marketing of cinematographic works abroad.

To be eligible for aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad, companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of directors who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than European States, when they are set up in the form of commercial…

Foreign sales companies have exploitation rights for the marketing abroad of at least three feature-length cinematographic works for which production approval has been granted, for all modes of distribution, on the territory of at least fifteen States and for a minimum duration of twenty-four months. These rights must be effectively implemented, in particular through sales, market presence and promotional tools.