Global Soft Money Guide

Screen International’s annual territory-by-territory guide focuses on those markets offering the most lucrative and easiest to access production incentives to international film-makers. We look at what emerging soft money regions like Asia have to offer and compare which country’s programmes can be best matched.

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INTRODUCTION:

Impacts of Global Recession
John Hazelton launches the 21-page report with a look at what impact the economic crisis is having on fiscal initiatives for film around the world.

CO-PRODUCTION:

Partners in dimes
Which territories are the easiest to co-produce with? Enterprising international co-producers reveal how to get the most money out of combining incentives for projects across more than one territory.

BANKS:

The cash flow crunch
Is film production a priority for international banks at the moment? Geoffrey Macnab talks to producers about the challenges of attempting to transform financial incentives into hard cash and finds out where they are turning to now

ASIA:

Burgeoning prospects
Could location-based and service incentives for international projects soon make South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore among the world’s most sought-after co-production territories? Liz Shackleton reports

UK:

Indie producers seek better deal
The UK tax credit works well to attract high-budget, footloose production into the territory. However, both local and international indie producers are looking for improved terms.

Leaving the capital
Shooting in regions outside London can prove a lucrative option for producers.

FRANCE:

A new French wave?
France’s new 20% tax break is poised to go live at any time. But what is really in it for international producers and will it achieve its aim of attracting a fresh raft of foreign productions?

Bite-sized aid is on offer
Some foreign film-makers can easily access French incentives through two small funds.

GERMANY:

Drawing in the big spenders
The success of the Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has helped to transform Germany into one of the world’s most popular production hubs, attracting an increasing number of high-profile projects. Martin Blaney finds out why

The power of seven
Germany’s regional funds have become a vital part of the territory’s financing puzzle. Martin Blaney reports

SPAIN:

Ticking all the boxes
Even before Spain reboots its incentive programme, the country’s funds are attracting global attention. With cooperative local governments and varied locations, prospects for international projects are looking good.

Irresistible facilities
The production infrastructure that Spain has to offer is one of the most sophisticated in Europe. Chris Evans gets the lowdown

ITALY

Instant attractions
Italy’s new financial incentive is available to foreign productions while the cameras are rolling. Sheri Jennings gets the lowdown from the first producers to take advantage of the initiative

A taste for the regions
All roads don’t have to lead to Rome thanks to a blossoming array of cash-rich film commissions.

AUSTRALIA:

Foreign film-makers flock to find place in sun
International films shooting in Australia can expect to claim back 15% of their production expenditure through an easy-to-use locations offset, although factors such as currency fluctuations are bad news.

Well resourced for indies
It may be generous, but Australia’s 40% producer offset is taking time to settle in as local producers struggle with the new procedure and US studios try to access it.

CANADA:

Beating the drop
A fall in international co-productions has prompted some of Canada’s major shooting hubs to augment their incentive deals. Denis Seguin reports

Canada’s provincial charms, large and small
Where are the centres for international film production outside Canada’s three main shooting hubs?

US:

The American gold rush
Many of the US states have introduced a dazzling array of production incentives over recent years, but which initiatives are proving to be the most useful in practice for producers? John Hazelton investigates

Building on success
Have crews and facilities kept up with the boom in production created by the launch of state incentives?

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