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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-13

The following projects are eligible for writing grants:1° Project for a feature-length cinematographic work;2° Project for an audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, animation or creative documentar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-10

Direct allocations are paid during the first half of each year:1° To delegated production companies, 70% of the amount. Where there is more than one delegated production company, payment is made on th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-12

Aid for the programming of short-lived cinematographic works is awarded to cinematographic entertainment establishments that organise a number of cinematographic entertainment screenings per cinema eq…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-17

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies for the development of projects for works that contribute to the objectives mentioned in Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-15

…n can only be issued if the sums invested by the production company are between a minimum of €7,600 and a maximum of €10,000 per work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 411-18

…international co-production, up to a maximum of 160% of the cumulative amount of the sums invested and the direct allocations.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 411-19

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 95% of the sums invested under article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-15

…s 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 anim…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative Commission

Article 434-1

The Commission des aides à la création et à la diffusion sur les plateformes numériques is made up of ten members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-12

Short-length cinematographic works are made with the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they are…

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