| Benefit as a % of spend | 25.00 |
| Financial cap per production | 5000000 |
| Do I have to register/set up a company? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
| Does travel to/from country/region qualify as expenditure? | No |
| 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: 51.00%
- - Minimum spend 100000 (in local currency)
- - TV Broadcast or theatrical distribution contract required
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| When will the benefit/incentive be received? | - - On submission of audited accounts
- - State approx. number of months after completion of audited accounts
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| Additional incentives or advantages | - - There are no salary caps, but there is a $5 million project cap, which can and will be waived for qualifying motion picture and TV productions.
Total production budget must exceed $100,000.
For documentaries, a minimum of 51% of the principal photography must be shot on the ground in Rhode Island, or 51% of final production budget provided 5 different personnel are employed.
$15M annual cap.
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