Centre National de la Cinématographie

The CNC was founded in 1946 and falls under the authority of the Ministry of Culture and Communications.It is responsible forthe funding policies in French cinema|and its goal isto provide financial support to the film, AV and multimedia industry| to promote film and AV works and their distribution| and to protect and distribute the French film heritage. The CNC manages State financial support for the film industry and audiovisual programmes as well as grants by the Ministry of culture. Support is delivered in two forms: automatic aid (reinvestment subsidies awarded under purely economic rules) and selective aid which meets qualitative and cultural needs. The organization provides funding for script development, production and distribution of short, full-length, experimental films, renovation of cinemas in rural areas, etc.