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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-5

The amount of aid for operations of a collective nature may not exceed 75% of the expenditure mentioned in Article 634-3 and respects, where applicable, the intensity rate provided for in Article 3 of…

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

Article 722-5

Companies must provide evidence of sales of exploitation rights abroad for works meeting the conditions of article 722-6, either for a minimum amount of €100,000 during the year preceding the applicat…

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

Article 511-11

Depending on the artistic and heritage interest of the project, the economic conditions under which it is carried out, the prospects for distribution of the film and the form of aid, the amount of aid…

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

Article 511-10

Before making a decision to award a grant, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may call on individuals recognised for their expertise in the conservation, restoration an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-5

Expenditure taken into account to determine the amount of selective aid is capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the French part…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 511-4

I. - Cinematographic heritage works are eligible for aid for the restoration and digitisation of cinematographic heritage works if:1° They are of particular heritage interest and are intended for publ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Digitisation conditions

Article 511-7

The restoration and digitisation of cinematographic works results in the creation of digital files that guarantee the integrity and completeness of the information contained in the original material e…

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

Article 611-5

Public institutions and their subsidiaries are not eligible for selective financial aid.

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

Article 612-5

To be eligible for selective financial support, rights-holding companies must be established in France.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Digitisation conditions

Article 511-8

For talking pictures, French subtitles are provided in the form of a digital file.

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