LAPLAND FILMING INCENTIVES

Sweden: Film in Skane Fund

Overview

Type of incentiveFilm Fund
Qualifying formats
  • - Feature film - fiction (theatrical)
  • - Feature film - documentary (theatrical)
  • - Short films
Qualifying productions
  • - National productions
  • - Co-productions

Specifics

Benefit as a % of spend
Financial cap per production
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: 50.00%
  • - Use Local cast & Crew
  • - Cultural Test
When will the benefit/incentive be received?
  • - On submission of audited accounts
Additional incentives or advantages
  • - In 2008, Film in Skåne has a spending capacity of about € 2 mil. The fund invests with 50 % of a production spend in the area. Film in Skåne is a regional fund supporting film and video. Commissioned and financed by Region Skåne and the Swedish Film Institute, Film in Skåne has been in operation since 1995. Contact Film in Skane for further information.

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