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New Alaska transferable incentive signed
The new Alaska transferable incentive was signed on June 4th and takes effect from September 1st, 2008. It will provide a tax credit of 30% for all Alaska expenses on qualified Alaska spend, 30% for cast and crew and further…
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.
New New Zealand incentive fund
From July 1st, the NZ government is pledging to give 40% of the NZ spend for Feature Films with significant NZ content. Spend must exceed NZ$ 5 million inorder to qualify for this new SPIF ( Screen Production Incentive Fund…
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…
Malta increases cash rebates from 20% to 22%
The Malta Film Commission on Saturday announced its revised financial incentives for film and TV productions shooting on the island. The cash rebates are given to qualifying companies on Malta-based production spend. Up to 22% can be claimed as a…
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…
South Africa announces new incentive programme
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) just announced new incentive programmes for the film industry, which will be effective from the 1st February 2008. The new film and television production incentive comprises of the Location Film and Television…
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…
Italian production incentives on track
Incentives in the form of tax credits have been introduced for FYs 2008 and 2009 to strengthen the Italian movie production in favor of investors not belonging to the movie business and the industry players. The proposal provides for different…