Article 12. State support in the field of cinematography The Law on Cinematography

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1. State support in the field of cinematography is provided in the following areas::

1) financing of national films;

2) financing of film projects claiming to be recognized as national films;

2-1) financing dubbing into Kazakh of children's animated films and films for family viewing imported into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2-2) financing activities aimed at the participation of subjects of cinematographic activity in international film festivals, the organization of days of Kazakhstani cinema in the country and abroad;

3) preservation of national films and their source materials as an integral part of the national cultural heritage;

4) conducting scientific research in the field of cinematography in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on science;

RCPI's note! Subparagraph 5) is valid until 31.12.2025 in accordance with Article 18 of this Law.

5) payment of subsidies in the field of cinematography.

6) organization of professional development in the field of cinematography.

2. State financial support is provided for the organization of the production, rental and screening of national films and related events, as well as the promotion of national films abroad.

The funds allocated annually for the production of national films are allocated in the following amounts::

1) for historical, patriotic and image films – seventy percent;

2) thirty percent for co–financing private film projects, including debut films.

3. Financing of film projects claiming to be recognized as national films, for which a financing decision has been made, in accordance with this Law, is carried out in the following amounts::

1) for socially significant films, debut films, event films - up to one hundred percent of the estimated cost of production in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) for films of co-production - to the extent provided for in the relevant agreements on the production of such films.;

3) for feature films intended for a wide audience, may not exceed:

from January 1, 2019 - ninety percent of the estimated cost of their production;

from January 1, 2020 - eighty percent of the estimated cost of their production;

from January 1, 2021 - seventy percent of the estimated cost of their production.

4. The criteria for assigning films to the categories specified in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be determined by the authorized body.

5. Individuals and (or) legal entities that have received state support in the form of financing a national film through the State Center for the Support of National Cinema shall make deductions from the proceeds from the rental and screening of national films to the State Center for the Support of National Cinema in an amount commensurate with the percentage of state support received, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

Individuals and (or) legal entities that have received state support for the production of films specified in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of this article shall make contributions to the State Center for the Support of National Cinema in the amount of twenty percent of the income from the rental and screening of national films.

6. An advisory body, the Interdepartmental Commission on State Support in the Field of Cinematography, is being established under the authorized body in order to develop proposals and recommendations on issues of state support in the form of financing national films, dubbing into Kazakh children's animated films and films for family viewing imported into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

This Law regulates public relations and defines the legal, economic and organizational foundations of the field of cinematography.

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