Nick Herd
Head of Policy and Research, Ausfilm
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The Best Countries in the World to Film Your Movie, Based on Production Incentives
6 years ago
There are some mistakes in this article.
In relation to Australia it does not mention the Location Offset at 16.5% and implies that the Producer Offset is available for foreign production, which it is not. In relation to Canada it does not mention the Federal tax incentive of 16% on qualifying labour. Also, in relation to Canada the provinces offer either a tax rebate on labour or one on production spend, but not both. In the case of the UK it says "25% cash rebate and up to 80% tax relief" which is misleading. The rebate is 25% of UK spend on up to 80% of the total budget. In relation to South Africa the post-production rebate is 2.5% not 25% and to get it you have to shoot in SA.
There may be more mistakes that I have not picked up. The best source of information on incentives is Entertainment Partners https://www.epfinancialsolutions.com/ which has a searchable database that it keeps up to date and provides a regular newsletter on changes to incentives.