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Article D331-45 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production of the Council of Europe, or a European third State with which the Union or the European Community has…

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Article D331-46 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Creative Infrastructures” group, a maximum of 8 points are allocated as follows: 1° Alternatively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the shooting takes place in France: 1 point; 2° At least 50% of the expenditure…

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Article D331-47 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the animation genre that score at least 36 points, including at least 9 points for the “Dramatic Content” group, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of article 220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code.

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Article D331-48 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Dramatic content” group, a maximum of 20 points are awarded as follows: 1° A maximum of 3 points will be awarded to the “Setting” sub-group, allocated in turn as follows: a) At least one of the action’s main settings is in France, a French-speaking country or a place with a European aesthetic: 3 points; b) Or at least 50% of the action takes place in an undeterminable location:…

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Article D331-49 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Nationality of creators and creative collaborators” group, a maximum of 23 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2° At least one of the music composers: 1 point; 3° At least one of the artistic creators of characters and/or sets: 2 points; 4° At least one of the producers (natural persons): 2 points; 5° At least one…

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Article D331-50 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production of the Council of Europe, or a European third State with which the Union or the European Community has…

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Article D331-51 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For the “Creative Infrastructure” group, a maximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D previsualisation are paid for by service providers established in France: 1 point; 2° At least 50% of the expenditure relating to the design of the characters is made by service providers established in France: 1 point; 3°…

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Article D331-52 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The cinematographic or audiovisual works for which the benefit of the tax credit is requested are selected by the committee of experts provided for in IV of article 220 quaterdecies of the General Tax Code, after examination of the requests in the light of the conditions provided for in I and II of the same article. The composition and organisational and operational procedures of the committee of experts are set…

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Article A331-53 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The committee of experts comprises :1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée or his representative;2° The director in charge of audiovisual at the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée or his representative;3° The director in charge of technical industries at the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée or his representative;4° The Director in charge of European…

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