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Article 311-111

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force

Updated 7 Nov 2023


For the issue of the decisions mentioned in articles 311-60,311-66,311-71,311-86,311-96 and 311-104, the application file provided for in article 122-2 also includes a specific form relating to the identity and gender of the persons occupying the following functions and positions:
1° For works in the fiction genre : legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, production manager, scriptwriter, director, director of photography or chief cameraman, chief sound cameraman or sound engineer, costume designer, chief make-up artist, chief set designer, chief editor, post-production manager and collection manager;
2° For works belonging to the animation genre: legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, director, scriptwriter, graphic author, production manager, storyboard director or head, director or head of character design or volume moulder, director or head of set design or set modelling or volume decorator, director or head of colour or texture, director or head of animation set-up, director or head of animation, director or head of character armature or volume artist, director or head of lighting and rendering or director of photography or head of volume photography, director or head of digital assembly, composer, sound editor, mixer and head of image editing;
3° For works in the creative documentary genre: legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, production manager, director of photography or chief cameraman, chief editor, chief sound operator or sound engineer, author, director, post-production manager and documentalist;
4° For works in the audiovisual adaptation of a live performance genre: legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, production manager, director, first assistant director, director of photography or chief cameraman, music consultant, script supervisor, chief set designer, art director or graphic designer, chief editor, director of post-production and chief sound operator or sound engineer;
5° For works belonging to the magazine genre: legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, production manager, director of photography or camera operator, chief editor, chief sound operator or sound engineer, director and director of post-production;
6° For works belonging to the music video genre: legal representative of the production company, person acting in the capacity of producer, production manager, director of photography or chief cameraman, chief editor, director, first assistant director, script supervisor, chief set designer, art director or graphic designer, chief sound editor or sound engineer and director of post-production.
For the purposes of the decisions referred to in articles 311-71 and 311-96, only the functions and positions filled at the preparation stage are indicated.

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A notary (notaire) is a public officer who authenticates specific deeds (mainly real-estate transfers and certain family-law acts). A corporate lawyer (avocat) advises on strategy, negotiates and drafts company documents, and represents you in disputes. The two roles complement rather than overlap.

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