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Article 211-80 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code

For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are distributed as follows:

– legal representative of the production company or person acting as producer: 1 point;
– director: 2 points;
– scriptwriter: 1 point;
– production manager: 1 point;
– director of photography: 1 point;
– chief sound operator: 1 point;
– chief picture editor: 1 point.

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Article 211-80


Pour les œuvres cinématographiques appartenant au genre documentaire, les points sont répartis comme suit :


– représentant légal de l’entreprise de production ou personne agissant en qualité de producteur : 1 point ;
– réalisateur : 2 points ;
– auteur du scénario : 1 point ;
– directeur de production : 1 point ;
– directeur de la photographie : 1 point ;
– chef opérateur du son : 1 point ;
– chef monteur image : 1 point.

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