Incentive News
Ausfilm calls for filming incentive boost as The Wolverine arrives in Sydney
9 Aug 2012 by Nick Goundry
Ausfilm has called for a boost to Australia’s location filming incentives with the arrival in Sydney of X-Men spin-off The Wolverine. Australia has been short on big-budget international filming productions in the last few years and the country is keen to take advantage of renewed Hollywood focus. More ...
Report criticises economics of Louisiana location filming incentives
8 Aug 2012 by Nick Goundry
A new report has criticised Louisiana’s filming incentives, calling for payment caps and questioning how much the programme benefits locals. Louisiana is one of the production hubs in the US – along with California and New York – partly as a result of its 30% filming tax incentive. More ...
New York expands post-production incentive and eyes state-wide growth
25 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
New York State has expanded its post-production incentive and will reward projects doing the work outside New York City. Filmmakers can now access a 30% tax credit on post work done in the city – a 10% increase – and the credit grows to 35% if they get it done elsewhere in the state. More ...
UK TV tax credit could secure Game of Thrones long-term
23 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
A TV tax credit in the UK could secure Game of Thrones for Northern Ireland on a long-term basis. Frank Doelger, an Executive Producer on the show, revealed that an incentive could trump any pressures to show audiences new locations. More ...
Puerto Rico expands filming incentives
19 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
Puerto Rico has officially expanded its location filming incentive package with a 20% tax credit for non-resident talent, as well as measures to encourage infrastructure development. Positioned in the north-eastern Caribbean, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated US territory. More ...
Marvel’s Iron Man 3 fails to repel criticism of North Carolina filming incentive
18 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
A conservative organisation in North Carolina has criticised the state’s location filming incentive programme. Governor Bev Perdue has officially extended the incentive as Iron Man 3 films in the state, but the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has condemned it as “corporate welfare”. More ...
New Mexico location filming rebate pay-outs fall sharply in 2012
13 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
New Mexico has seen a sharp fall in the size of its location filming rebate payments over the past year. It’s being blamed variously on a wider industry trend and a period of uncertainty with the state’s filming tax credit that resulted in the annual film fund being reduced to USD50 million. More ...
Poland and India sign location filming co-production agreement
10 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
Poland and India have signed a new location filming co-production agreement, meaning films from each country will be treated as national productions. India already has similar agreements with countries including New Zealand, the UK and Brazil. More ...
Colombia approves new 40% cash rebate to boost location filming
6 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
Colombia has approved a generous new cash rebate to boost location filming in the region. Under the new programme eligible projects will get a 40% return on costs incurred in the country. They’ll also be able to claim a 20% rebate on transport costs when Colombian companies are hired. More ...
North Carolina eyes Marvel’s Captain America sequel with film incentive extension
5 Jul 2012 by Nick Goundry
North Carolina has extended its location filming incentive by a year to the end of 2014 as it eyes Marvel’s upcoming Captain America sequel. The state already has a relationship with the studio as Iron Man 3 is filming at the moment, using EUE/Screen Gem Studios as a base. More ...
