Article 919-35 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
November 7, 2023
The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the first college of the Film Distribution Aid Commission.
The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the first college of the Film Distribution Aid Commission.
Exceptional aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the distribution company. This agreement sets out the terms and conditions for payment of the exceptional assistance.
To receive the exceptional aid, the distribution company must submit the application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée electronically by 24 August 2021 at the latest.
The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C (2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business support authorised by the Commission.
Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19 May 2021;2° the date of notification of the decision to grant aid for aid granted between 20 May 2021 and 31 December 2021.
By way of derogation from 1° of article 223-4, for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until 31 December 2023, the distribution company must have distributed at least three cinematographic works during the three years preceding the year of the application.
By way of derogation from article 223-5, for the selective aid for the distribution of previously unreleased works provided for in article 223-1 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works over the three years preceding the year of the application;2° Have submitted an application for aid for a given work for at least…
By way of derogation from article 223-11, for the selective aid for the distribution of repertory works provided for in article 223-9 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works over the three years preceding the year of the application;2° Have submitted an application for aid for a given work for at least six…
By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works over the three years preceding the year of the application;2° Have submitted an application for aid for a given work for at least six cinematographic works over the three years…
I. – The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1, 223-9 and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8, which are released in cinemas after 19 May 2021, may be increased.The increase applies to aid granted between 16 March 2021 and 31 December 2021.The amount of the increase is set, after consultation with the film distribution aid…
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