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The UK Film Council launches Company Vision Awards
The UK Film Council has announced the launch of the Production Company Vision Awards, a new funding initiative designed to help creative producers with a vision for the future of UK film, to develop projects that will broaden the quality,…
German Federal Film Fund gets extension
The German Government is to extend the DFFF (German Federal Film Fund ) for a further three years from 2010 to 2012. It will have an annual budget of EUR60m. The fund was launched at the beginning of last year…
KOFIC announces new commissioners
The Korean Film Council has announced the appointment of eight new commissioners who, together with KOFIC chair KANG Han-sup, will oversee the drafting and implementation of film policy. The commissioners were selected in an intensive open registration process held by…
Italian industry threaten boycott over film tax credits
Leading film industry bodies in Italy are threatening to pull Italian entries to the Venice, Rome and Turin film festivals if the country's new right-wing government abolishes tax credits promised in the 2008 national budget. The threat was including in…
Czech Government rejects film tax incentive
The proposal would have offered producers a 20% tax rebate on Czech spend. The news is particularly bad for Czech production service providers who are experiencing difficult times following the Hollywood writers strike and the weakness of the dollar.
Australian tax rebate swings into action
The new financing system (rebate) put in place this year allows producers who qualify to get back 40% of the Australia spend as long as they spend at least $1 million. This rebate is currently administered by the FFC (…
Nova Scotia increases tax credit for producers
Tax relief has been increased from 35 to 50% on local labour costs for production companies filming in Nova Scotia. Producers who film in the city of Halifax will get 50% of the tax cost of local labour back on…
Wyoming Film Incentives Now Available
FIFI has been let out to play and can begin sniffing for business today in Hollywood. Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed the Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) program into law this afternoon at a ceremony in the state capitol. It…
Kenya Film Commission Pushes For New Legislation
The newly formed Kenya Film Commission (KFC) is pushing for legislation to be passed in early 2007, which is designed to encourage productions of all scales to film in Kenya. Since its inception in early 2006, the KFC, with support…