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Michigan - new film incentive package signed
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed into law legislation designed to grow the film industry in Michigan, setting the stage for hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment that will create jobs in the state. The legislation was proposed…
Michigan looks at upping the ante
A year ago, Michigan tried luring moviemakers to the state by giving them hefty tax rebates. But it lost its competitive edge when other states started offering even better deals. Now, state lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm are looking at…
Nanavut administers labour rebate Programme
Nunavut Film administers a Labour Rebate Program that provides up to 50% of costs incurred by Nunavut-based producers shooting in the territory. This program allows foreign filmmakers undertaking projects here in partnership with local producers to defray significant production related…
New Australian tax beak gets taken up by Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers and the next Harry Potter are to become the first company / film to use the 15% post-production , digital and visual effects (PDV ) offset introduced by the Austrlain Government in mid 2007. This offset aims to…
BC boosts production services tax credits - 18% to 25%
The province of British Columbia has boosted its production service tax credits, matching a recent rise in credits in Ontario and Quebec. The tax credit for foreign-financed productions will rise from 18 per cent of labour costs to 25 per…
Northern Ireland increases benefit limit by GBP200000
Northern Ireland Screen Fund will invest between £150,000 and £800,000 up to a ceiling of 25% of the overall project costs. The fund offers production funding, in the form of a repayable loan, for a limited number of feature films…
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 (…
Oregon legislature increases film incentive programme
At the request of Governor Kulongoski, Oregon’s legislature has passed a bill expanding the Oregon Production Investment Fund. This legislation increases the rebate for productions in Oregon to 20% of goods and services paid to Oregon vendors and 16.2% of…
International productions benefit from new German fund
International co-productions filming in Germany have got over half of the USD28 million allocated by the new German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) in the initial six months of operation. Project manager Christine Berg explained that USD16.3 million had been awarded…
Serbia plans tax exemptions
A team of experts from Film Center Serbia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, has developed a draft proposal of the Film Industry Act, which the Ministry of Culture has proposed to the National…