When it appears that the characteristics of the project presented so require, the reading committee or commission may postpone its opinion and, where appropriate, propose to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée that a residency grant be awarded. In this case, the author must submit his or her writing project to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée within one year of the decision, together with the agreement to a creative residency.