Article 611-17 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code
The investment of sums registered in its automatic video publishing account by a videogram publisher is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.
The investment of sums registered in its automatic video publishing account by a videogram publisher is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.
The videogram publisher is required to repay the sums invested in the following cases: 1° For long-form cinematographic works: a) When investment approval has been granted and the cinematographic work does not give rise to the granting of production approval; b) When the work does not meet the conditions set out in articles 211-7 to 211-13 ; c) Where the production has not been edited within two years of production…
Direct grants are awarded in addition to the selective grants awarded pursuant to article 611-22 of which they constitute an accessory.
Direct grants are awarded when the following conditions are met: 1° A selective grant has been awarded in application of 1° or 2° of article 611-22, either for the edition or re-edition of a short cinematographic work, or for the edition of a programme comprising at least one short cinematographic work per videogram; 2° The rights to the videographic edition of the short cinematographic work(s) have been acquired for valuable…
The amount of the direct grant is equal to 5% of the amount of selective aid awarded.The direct grant is awarded in the form of a subsidy.
Selective financial aid is awarded to support:1° Either the publication or re-publication of a specific cinematographic or audiovisual work;2° Or the publication of a programme comprising between six and thirty publishing projects, regardless of the number of cinematographic or audiovisual works per project.
Beneficiaries of selective financial aid for the publication of a programme of works are videogram publishers who have been in business for at least two years and who have a regular publishing activity as evidenced by the publication of at least ten publishing projects over the last two years.
Cinematographic and audiovisual works must be published either in their original French version or in a version with French subtitles.
Selective financial aid is awarded in consideration of:1° The cultural interest, editorial quality and technical quality of the publishing project;2° The consistency and relevance of the editorial line in the case of a programme;3° The economic conditions for the distribution of videograms;4° The measures planned to make the published works accessible to people with disabilities.
Selective financial assistance helps to cover the following publishing costs:1° Purchases and pre-purchases of exploitation rights and, where applicable, payment of guaranteed minimums;2° Expenditure on the manufacture of media;3° Technical expenditure, including expenditure on making works secure and accessible to people with disabilities;4° Editorial expenses;5° Promotion and marketing expenses;6° Subtitling or dubbing expenses;7° Overheads, up to 10% of the expenses mentioned in 1° to 6°.
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