Exceptional grants are awarded to foreign sales companies that:
1° Meet the conditions set out in article 721-4;
2° Regularly sell cinematographic works abroad.
Companies that have marketed abroad at least three cinematographic works during each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 or, if the company began its activity in 2018, 2019 or 2020, during each of the years following the year of creation, are considered as having a regular activity of selling cinematographic works abroad;
3° Employ at least one employee responsible for the activity of selling cinematographic works abroad;
4° Have achieved a turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad of less than €5,000,000 for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021;
5° Have achieved a turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad representing at least 25% of their total turnover for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021;
6° Have suffered, in 2021, a loss of turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad of at least 25% compared with their turnover for the same activity in 2019. This condition does not apply to companies created as from 2018;
7° Undertake to maintain an activity of selling cinematographic works abroad during 2022.