French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The sums calculated, capped where applicable for works belonging to the audiovisual adaptation of a live performance genre, are not actually entered on the automatic audiovisual production account unless the total amount obtained for at least one of the genres of work is equal to or greater than the following thresholds:1° For works belonging to the fiction genre: €200,000;2° For works belonging to the animation genre: €200,000;3° For works belonging…

The sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account are increased by 25% when the reference works meet the following conditions: 1° For works belonging to the genre of fiction, creative documentary or audiovisual adaptation of a live performance: a) Be of original French language; b) Have been the subject of production expenditure in France for at least 80% of all the following expenditure directly linked to the production: artistic…

In the case of co-productions, the sums calculated are entered in the automatic audiovisual production account of each of the production companies in proportion to the amount of automatic aid or selective aid from which they have benefited.However, by dispensation granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée at the joint request of the production companies made before registration on the list of reference…

Pursuant to article 311-31, the sums calculated and entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for certain episodes of a series are deducted from this account if the final authorisation is not issued.

The amount of the sums calculated and entered in the automatic audiovisual production account is notified to the production company each year.

When sums have been entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for reference works belonging to the fiction genre, this company must incur, during the year of notification, expenditure corresponding to writing work on projects for works belonging to the fiction genre for an amount equivalent to 10% of these sums.Expenditure corresponding to writing work is as follows:1° Remuneration paid to authors under option or rights assignment contracts, including in…