ITALY FILMING INCENTIVES

Puglia: The Apulia Film Fund (short films & video clips)

Overview

Type of incentiveFilm Fund
Qualifying formats
  • - Short films
Qualifying productions
  • - National productions
  • - Foreign productions
  • - Co-productions

Specifics

Benefit as a % of spend0.00
Financial cap per production30000
Do I have to register/set up a company?Yes
Does foreign cast/crew paid in their home country/region qualify as expenditure? No
Do foreign cast/crew have to pay tax in the host country/state/region? Yes
Does travel to/from country/region qualify as expenditure? No
Can a production qualify for other national incentives such as cultural programmes if it qualifies for this incentive? No
Criteria to access the benefit
  • - Minimum shooting days: 2
  • - Use Local cast & Crew
When will the benefit/incentive be received?
  • - On submission of audited accounts
Additional incentives or advantages
  • - VAT / GST /Sales Tax recoverable
  • - The Apulia Film Fund requires that at least 150% of the grant is spent in the Pugliese territory and that 30% of production crew is hired locally from the Puglia region.

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