French Cinema and Moving Image Code
In forceCompanies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the following to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée:
1° When submitting the production estimate, a detailed provisional assessment of the carbon footprint generated by the production of the work;
2° When submitting the final production cost, a detailed final assessment of the carbon footprint generated by the production of the work. When the aid in question is applied for after the work has been completed, the company must also submit the detailed provisional balance sheet.
The balance sheets take into account the direct and indirect emissions induced in particular by the purchase of services, material resources, technical resources, post-production, accommodation and meals, transport of people and goods and waste management.
The carbon footprint is calculated in accordance with a benchmark set by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Calculation methodologies approved by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée shall be deemed to comply with the benchmark.
The award and payment of financial aid are subject to the submission of the reports provided for in this article. Failure to comply with this condition will result either in the refusal of aid, or in the withdrawal of aid granted on a conditional basis, together with the repayment of sums already received and, where applicable, the non-payment of the balance of the aid.
Article 122-18
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Updated 8 Nov 2023
