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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.
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…
UK & India agree details for new agreement
The UK and Indian governments have said they have finished the necessary negotiations to enable the long-touted UK-India film co-production agreement to come into force. The treaty will let UK and Indian film-makers co-produce films that will be eligible for…
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…
Alaska Senate pass incentive
SB230 passed the Alaska Senate on Tuesday, March 4th. The new bill, which now goes to the Alaska House, will provide a 30% tax credit for all labor (with a proposed $2M hire cap), an additional 10% for Alaska labor,…
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…
Foreign films may apply for funding in Taiwan
Foreign productions that have gained the Department of Motion Pictures permission to shoot and produce films in Taiwan may apply for funding as long as their production expenses in Taiwan exceed US$100,000. Funds that may be applied for are as…
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…
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…