Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies, in the field of cinema and other arts and moving image industries.
These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and the conditions under which they are awarded are set out in an agreement with the beneficiaries under the conditions laid down in article 10 of the same law, its implementing decree no. 2001-495 of 6 June 2001 on the financial transparency of aid granted by public bodies, and, where applicable, its implementing decree of 11 October 2006 on financial reporting.