The author has two years for cinematographic projects and one year for other projects, from the date of the first payment, to submit the finished version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée. On reasoned request, this period may be extended by one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
The decision to award the residency grant determines the split between the share paid to the author and the share paid to the residency. The recipient of a residency grant has eighteen months in which to submit the revised script to the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.