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Showing 181190 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Advisory Committee

Article 421-26

The Commission is made up of two colleges which sit separately.The first college, made up of the Commission Chairman and six other members, is responsible for examining applications for writing and de…

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

Article 431-2

Audiovisual works that are original French-language and that are intended to be made available to the public for the first time on a digital platform are eligible for support for creation and distribu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Support for theatrical distribution

Article 422-27

Eligible for theatrical distribution support are long-form and short-form cinematographic works.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 442-2

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides au parcours d'auteur, after consultation with reading committees in accordance with the procedures set out in 1° of art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Advisory Committee

Article 421-25

The Documentary Innovation Grants Committee is made up of eleven members, including a chairman, appointed for a period of one year, renewable once.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-2

Author grants are awarded to one author or two authors working in collaboration.These authors are French nationals or assimilated.

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

Article 443-2

The reading committees comprise two readers chosen from a list drawn up each year by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and one member of the Commission des aides au p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Advisory Committee

Article 421-28

The reading committees consulted on projects that are the subject of an application for enhanced development aid are made up of one full member of the second college and two alternate members of the C…

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

Article 421-2

Grants are only awarded for projects conceived and written entirely or mainly in French or in a regional language used in France.

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

Article 411-22

Works that have received financial support for the production of audiovisual works are not eligible for pre-production support.

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