The French National Centre of Cinema  (CNC) is a public administrative institution created by the law of October 25th, 1946 and reformed by the ordinance n°2009-901 of July 24th, 2009, relating to the legislative part of the cinema and animated image code. It is placed under the authority of the Ministry of Culture and headed by a president.
The CNC is responsible for conceiving and implementing the State’s policy in the fields of cinema and other arts and industries related to animated images, namely audiovisual, video, digital creation, and video games.