Direct grants are awarded to exhibitors of cinematographic establishments for the programming of arthouse cinematographic works that are not widely distributed and that qualify as “research and discovery”.
The list of works qualified as “research and discovery” is drawn up by the president of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée when the list of art house cinematographic works provided for in article D. 210-5 du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, with regard to the innovative nature of their writing or production.