Fleur Pellerin, Minister of Culture and Communication, welcomes the adoption by parliamentarians of the government’s amendment to the rectifying finance bill, concerning the creation of the emergency fund to support live entertainment, following the attacks of 13 November.
“On November 13,” said the Minister, “the music world paid a heavy price. The terrorists wanted to silence her; they dreamed of empty rooms. Everything had to be done in the early days to ensure that the music would continue to be heard and that the French would feel fully confident when they returned to the concert halls […] An emergency fund was needed. I was committed to it with the professionals; today it is done, and I am delighted that its creation was adopted by such a large majority.”
The emergency fund, which she announced as early as November 15, is intended to help live entertainment companies deal with cancellations directly related to the attacks but also to finance new security measures in theatres.
The amendment adopted by parliamentarians in public this Friday, December 4, provides for an initial endowment of €4.5 million, including €2.5 million from the working capital of the Centre national de la chanson, des variétés et du jazz (CNV), €0.5 million from SACEM and €0.5 million from ADAMI, to which are added 1M€, paid on an exceptional basis by the Ministry, which is 0.5M€ more than originally announced. “The fund is a little better than expected,” says Pellerin, “and I applaud the efforts of copyright companies. All contributions continue to be welcome.”
The emergency fund, created for a period of three years, will be managed by the CNV. The aid from this fund is allocated by a decision of a commitment committee, chaired by a State representative and whose members will be appointed by order of the Minister.
The first files will be examined next week to respond without further delay to the needs of actors in difficulty.