For cinematographic works with a production cost of less than €4,000,000, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 50% of the amount invested by the distribution companies. The total amount of direct allocations granted to a single distribution company in the course of a year may not exceed €125,000.
For cinematographic works whose production cost is equal to or greater than €4,000,000 and less than €8,000,000, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested by the distribution companies, up to a maximum of €250,000 per year.
For the application of the ceilings provided for in the first and second paragraphs, the direct allocations allocated to the distribution companies controlled by the same person or persons are taken into account.