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IRIS plus 2012-3 - The Future of State Aid (2012)

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Observatoire européen de l'Audiovisuel
978-92-871-7379-9
Type de document :
Livre
Format :
Papier
Langue :
Anglais
Dimensions :
A4
Nombre de pages :
43
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The last major study by the European Audiovisual Observatory on the economic significance of public film support, carried out in 2009, underscored the important role played by these subsidies for the European film industry: in 2009, 280 different funds administered total aid of more than EUR 2 billion. The review of the legal provisions relating to the grant of these subsidies currently being conducted by the European Commission is therefore extremely important for the European film industry, the future of which also depends on the future of state support...

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Towards a new cinema communication

The European audiovisual sector depends to a great extent on state aid to produce audiovisual works.

The European Commission, as guardian of the EU treaties and defender of the general interest, has the duty to assess whether national support schemes for film and audiovisual production comply with EU law. In 2011, the Commission launched a public consultation process with the aim of adapting its 10-year-old rules for this sector to the interesting times in which we are living. This article retraces the history of these rules.