French Cinema and Moving Image Code
In forceEach of the points awarded is weighted according to the following coefficients:
I. - Weighting for duration:
1° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1 for a work lasting less than 20 minutes;
2° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1.5 for a work lasting between 20 and 29 minutes;
3° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 2.5 for a work lasting between 30 and 60 minutes.
II. - Weighting due to co-production:
1° In the case of a national co-production, each of the points on the scale corresponding to the co-produced work is weighted by a multiplying factor calculated in proportion to the co-production share of the company;
2° In the case of an international co-production:
a) Where the French participation is less than 50%, each of the points in the scale corresponding to the co-produced work is weighted by a multiplying coefficient calculated in proportion to the co-production share of the company;
b) Where the French participation is equal to or greater than 50%:
- when the audiovisual production contract with the writer-director has been concluded with a production company established in France: there is no weighting;
- when the audiovisual production contract with the writer-director has been concluded with a production company established abroad: each of the points in the scale corresponding to the co-produced work is weighted by a multiplying coefficient calculated in proportion to the co-production share of the company.
III. - Weighting according to the nature of the works:
1° Each scale point corresponding to works produced by the same production company as part of a series is weighted by a multiplying factor of 0.3;
2° Each scale point corresponding to episodes of audiovisual series is weighted by a multiplying factor of 0.
