ISLE OF MAN FILMING INCENTIVES

Isle of Man: The Media Development Fund

Overview

Type of incentiveFilm Fund
Qualifying formats
  • - Feature film - fiction (theatrical)
  • - Feature film - documentary (theatrical)
  • - TV Film or TV series - fiction
  • - TV Film or TV series - documentary
  • - Post production/special effects for film & tv (fiction)
  • - Post production/special effects for film & tv (non-fiction)
  • - Video/online gaming production
  • - Reality TV
Qualifying productions
  • - National productions
  • - Co-productions

Specifics

Benefit as a % of spend100.00
Financial cap per production-
Do I have to register/set up a company?No
Does foreign cast/crew paid in their home country/region qualify as expenditure? No
Do foreign cast/crew have to pay tax in the host country/state/region? No
Does travel to/from country/region qualify as expenditure? Yes
Can a production qualify for other national incentives such as cultural programmes if it qualifies for this incentive? No
Criteria to access the benefit
  • - Minimum percentage of the film that must be shot in the region: 50.00%
  • - Minimum spend 20 (in local currency)
  • - Minimum total value of production 1000000 (in local currency)
  • - Use Local cast & Crew
When will the benefit/incentive be received?
    Additional incentives or advantages
    • - Rece tour assistance, location finding service
    • - The funding is received in advance. There's small film-friendly government, businesses, crew and residents. TV broadcast or theatrical distribution contract is desirable. The minimum spend is 20%. Isle of Man Media Development Fund is now managed by Pinewood Pictures. Contact Pinewood Pictures for more details on 0207 637 2612 Fund total: £25m

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