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Article 211-10 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For cinematographic works in the fiction genre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming” group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the “Language of Filming” group; 2° Points are awarded as follows: a) 20 points when the film is produced entirely in the original version in French or in a regional language used in France or, if at least two different languages are…

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Article 211-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are divided into five groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming” group 1° The “Language of Filming” group is awarded 20 points; 2° Points are awarded under the following conditions: a) When the film is made entirely in the original version in French or in a regional language used in France or, if at least two different languages are used, when…

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Article 211-12 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For cinematographic works in the animation genre, points are divided into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors” group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the “Production company and authors” group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° “Production company” sub-group: a) A maximum of 9 points is allocated to the “Production company” sub-group; b) Points are awarded if the cinematographic work is produced by at least…

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Article 211-13 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée for foreign-initiated feature-length cinematographic works, after consulting the approval committee, in the following circumstances and according to the following procedures: 1° When, for justified artistic or technical reasons, the conditions of production prevent the minimum number of points provided for…

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Article 211-15 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In return for the granting of aid for the production and preparation of long-term cinematographic works, production companies ensure the preservation of these works to enable them to be exploited on a long-term basis, consistent with their heritage vocation. To this end, production companies must provide the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée with a contract signed with a technical service provider to guarantee the security of the…

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Article 211-16 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The condition set out in Article 211-15 does not apply where, in the context of an international co-production, the production company holds only a minority share of the property rights in the cinematographic work and there is an obligation in the country of the majority co-producer to legally deposit cinematographic works or an obligation in lieu thereof to which it is subject.

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Article 211-17 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

In return for receiving production aid for French-initiated feature films, production companies must ensure high-quality access to these works for the deaf or hard of hearing and the blind or partially sighted.To this end, production companies must provide the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée with proof of the creation of a digital subtitling file and a digital audio description file and of the adaptation of these files…

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Article 211-18 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The creation of digital subtitling and audio description files and the adaptation of these files to any digital broadcast medium must comply with the methodological requirements of the Charter on the quality of subtitling for the deaf or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audio Description Charter of 10 December 2008.

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