Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à la distribution internationale des cinémas du monde.

Aid may not exceed 50% of distribution costs. However, this rate is increased to 80% for difficult or low-budget works.A difficult work is one that meets one of the following conditions:1° It is a director’s first or second work;2° It is co-produced with one or more production companies established in sub-Saharan African countries, least developed countries as defined by the United Nations, countries in the priority solidarity zone defined by…

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the beneficiary.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid after the agreement has been signed. The balance is paid after examination of the supporting documents listed in the appendix to this book.The award decision and…