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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-61

The production company has a period of three years from the date of issue of the prior authorisation to obtain final authorisation.If this period is not respected, the production company is obliged to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to production cost control

Article 311-20

When the total amount of aid granted in application of this title for the production and preparation of an audiovisual work is equal to or greater than €50,000, its definitive award is subject to cert…

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

Article 311-83

Grants are awarded on the basis of the artistic quality of the projects submitted and the economic conditions of their production.

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

Article 311-99

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies to support the production of audiovisual works belonging to the music video genre intended for public distribution in France, which have arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-70

Advances are reimbursed in the amount of 50% of the sums calculated in the following year(s) for the benefit of the beneficiary production companies.The part of the advances that is not reimbursed is…

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

Article 311-90

The production company has a period of three years from the date of issue of the prior authorisation to obtain the final authorisation.If this period is not respected, the production company is requir…

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

Article 311-106

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after presentation, no later than one year after the award decision, of the supporting documents mentioned on the list annexed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 311-3

To be eligible for financial aid for the production and preparation of audiovisual works, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, director…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

For works belonging to the animation genre:1° The award of automatic financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-34

In the event of a dispute or difficulty of interpretation as to whether an audiovisual work belongs to a given genre for inclusion on the list of reference works, the President of the Centre national…

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