FILMING INCENTIVES

Panama Film Comission

Overview

Type of incentiveCash Rebate
Qualifying formats
  • - Feature film - fiction (theatrical)
  • - Feature film - documentary (theatrical)
  • - TV Film or TV series - fiction
  • - TV Film or TV series - documentary
  • - Commercials (TV, theatrical, online)
  • - Video/online gaming production
  • - Music videos
  • - Short films
Qualifying productions

    Specifics

    Benefit as a % of spend15.00
    Financial cap per production-
    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? Yes
    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 percentage of the film that must be shot in the region: 0.00%
    • - Minimum spend 3000000 (in local currency)
    When will the benefit/incentive be received?
      Additional incentives or advantages

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