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Article A210-11 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The feature film representing French cinema for the Foreign Language Film Oscar is selected by a committee made up of: 1° Two exporters; 2° Two producers; 3° Two directors; 4° A person qualified in the field of cinema. The members of the committee are appointed each year by the Minister of Culture. The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée and the President of the association…

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Article R211-1 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

A cinematographic exhibition licence is requested for a work or document that has been completed.With the exception of trailers, cinematographic works of an advertising nature and works or documents serving a major national cause or of general interest, a cinematographic exhibition licence is requested for a work or document that has been previously registered with the public cinema and audiovisual register.

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Article R211-2 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The showing of a work or document dubbed into French is subject to the issue of a separate cinematographic exhibition licence from that issued for the showing of the work or document in the original version.A cinematographic release for a work or document dubbed in French is only granted if the dubbing was carried out entirely in studios located on French territory or on the territory of another Member State…

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Article R211-3 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The application for a cinematographic licence is submitted by the producer of the work or document, or by an authorised representative, at least one month before the date scheduled for the first public showing of the work or document, in accordance with the following conditions: 1° In support of the application, the following must be submitted: a) A copy of the exact and complete version of the work or document…

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Article R211-5 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

The report of the classification committee to which the matter has been referred characterises the work or document and, in particular, indicates the sequences or images likely to give rise to particular remarks with regard to the guidelines drawn up by the classification committee and the classification measures provided for by article R. 211-12 and the warning provided by Article R. 211-13. The report mentions the classification proposal made by…

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Article R211-6 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

When the members of the classification committee unanimously propose that a visa be issued authorising cinematographic representation for all audiences without a warning, or when only one of them proposes the warning provided for in article R. 211-13 or one of the specific performance bans provided for in article R. 211-12, the chairman of the classification committee mentioned in Article R. 211-29 decides, in the light of the report, whether…

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