Section 1: Measures to boost film production, distribution and exhibition

In order to encourage production companies to contribute to the revival of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which they are entitled pursuant to article 211-25, between 2 September 2020 and 16 February 2021, are those set out in article 916-2.

The calculation rates are set at : – 134.24% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;– 128.65% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €307,500 and less than or equal to €615,000;– 123.06% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €615,000 and less than or equal to €3,075,000;– 111.87% when the amount of revenue generated by long-run…

In order to boost the production and preparation of cinematographic works, direct allocations are granted to delegated production companies in addition to the sums they invest, pursuant to articles 211-41, 211-62, 211-67 and 411-11, for applications submitted between 1 October 2020 and 30 April 2021 and also between 1 May 2021 and 31 October 2021 for sums invested for production, when the following conditions are met:1° The cinematographic works are…

For sums registered in the automatic account of production companies which were due to lapse on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 1° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

For decisions to grant pre-production production aid that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the extension provided for in the second sentence of article 211-104 is extended to two years.

For decisions to grant aid for the production of genre films that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the period referred to in Article 211-129 is extended by one year.

Notwithstanding the first, second and fourth paragraphs of article 212-14, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, the amount of the direct grant is equal to 50% of the amount of selective aid awarded.

Notwithstanding article 212-42, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, production companies eligible to apply for programme aid may submit up to six projects simultaneously. Other production companies may submit up to four projects simultaneously.