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… Abstract This paper deals with the European Union state aid control applied to films as a particular type of audiovisual works, placing them in the broader context of culture. It analyses the assessment criteria to grant state aid for films - goods of dual nature: economic and … distinction between cultural and audio-visual policies, although in general at national level they both lie within the competence of ministers of culture. This division is reflected by the existence of harmonising measures in the audio-visual policy, whereas the field of culture sensu stricto still rests within the competence of Member States. The fact that audio-visual policy was harmonised to a certain extent does not deprive audio-visual works of their cultural dimension, which importance was … the cultural exemption of Article 107(3)(d) TFEU ascertains the compatibility of aid mechanisms for film and TV production. Other types of support measures for films, such as distribution, marketing and promotion of films, operating of cinemas, video shops or film festivals fall outside the scope of the 2001 Cinema Communication. However, the Commission acknowledges these other types of activities, naming them upstream activities of film production (such as support for script writing and …