This week’s meeting of the San Antonio City Council will feature discussions regarding the state of film incentives in the region and how to increase the current rate. Productions that film in San Antonio can receive an extra 2.5% rebate on top of the 20% available throughout the state of Texas.
According to Norway’s newly announced state budget for 2017, the nation’s 25% rebate will have its fund increased from NOK45 million to NOK56 million (USD7 million), allowing it to extend to more productions than ever before.
New Mexico’s tax credit incentive, which has long been considered as one of the most competitive in the United States, could be cut under a proposal to reduce Government spending. A majority vote of 7-5 was counted in favour of reducing the annual cap from USD50 million to USD30 million.
After putting it to a vote last Friday, the Slovenian Government has agreed to go ahead with implementing a 25% cash rebate designed to stimulate the domestic film industry and entice foreign productions to film on location.
After filming in the small Dutch town of Urk, Christopher Nolan’s upcoming war film Dunkirk was able to receive an incredible USD1.2 million from the country’s cash rebate programme.
The small region of Navarra, located near the northern coast of Spain, is set to implement its own specialised tax incentive programme. Much like the Canary Islands before it, productions shooting on location will be able to access 35% in tax credits on the basis that they spend at least a week filming in the region.
The Indian district of Chitrakoot could receive improvements to its film infrastructure if a proposal by Film Vikas Parishad proves successful. Chitrakoot is part of India’s Utter Pradesh State with a population of almost 50,000 citizens, and has a number of renowned locations including the Chitrakote Falls.
A new regional film fund entitled Zefyr has launched in Norway to cover productions filming on location in the southern and westernmost areas of the country.