SINGLE TITLE: EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES TO ASSIST COMPANIES IN THE FILM AND OTHER ARTS AND ANIMAL MEDIA SECTORS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

The amount of aid from the compensation fund is equal to the amount of the additional cost after application of an excess to be borne by the delegated production company.The excess corresponds to 15% of the additional cost, but must not exceed 1% of the insured capital of the work concerned as shown in the insurance contract and must be less than:1° For cinematographic works, €5,000;2° For audiovisual works belonging…

If the first day of filming is interrupted, postponed or abandoned between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023 inclusive, the amount of aid resulting from the provisions of article 913-7, including the additional aid paid for the expert’s remuneration, is reduced by 25%.

The delegated production company may receive several grants from the compensation fund when the filming of the same work gives rise either to several interruptions or several postponements, or to a combination of the cases mentioned in article 913-5. The total cumulative duration of the interruption or postponement of filming may not exceed the maximum duration set in the last paragraph of article 913-6. The total amount of additional cost…

In order to receive assistance from the compensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, together with all the documents required to determine the additional cost. The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée will provide the expert with the aforementioned form and documents.For works…

Payment of compensation fund aid is made after submission of the final additional cost. In exceptional circumstances, an initial payment may be made on a provisional basis at the substantiated request of the delegated production company justifying particular difficulties.For works covered by b of 2° of article 913-4, the beneficiary company shall pay the co-producer established in the State concerned by the agreement which has set up an aid fund…

The granting of aid from the compensation fund 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.Cinematographic or audiovisual works for which aid…