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Here is Selection’s information to movie commissions, amenities and manufacturing incentives within the Center East and North Africa and among the movies which have taken benefit of them.
Jordan Movie Fee
One of the crucial fashionable Center East areas resulting from its various panorama and extremely skilled crews, Jordan lately opened its first devoted movie studio advanced, Olivewood Movie Studios.
“We provide money rebate, not tax rebate. We deduct 16% on the VAT and having an area crew can decrease budgets. We’ve the 25% rebate however there may be flexibility,” Jordanian Royal Movie Fee chief Mohannad Al-Bakri says.
Film AlUla
Nested in a area of pure and cultural significance in Saudi Arabia, Movie AlUla affords help in optimizing the nation’s 40% tax rebate and navigating laws, customized clearances, visas and permits, alongside location scouting and expertise recruitment. Appearing govt director of Movie AlUla Zaid Shaker says: “On high of two world-class studios, AlUla (has) an array of putting areas in an undisturbed pure world, mountain ranges, reserves, heritage websites, a Twelfth-century previous city, and 80 pure springs within the oasis.”
Shams Studios
Just lately introduced by Sharjah Media Metropolis, Shams Studios shall be positioned within the third-most populous metropolis within the United Arab Emirates and is about to be a complete media manufacturing hub providing state-of-the-art infrastructure and end-to-end manufacturing companies for movie and tv. Shams Studios builds upon Sharjah Media Metropolis’s ambition to firmly step into the worldwide market.
Dubai Movie Fee
The futuristic Dubai combines sprawling deserts and hyper-modern structure. The Movie Fee assists manufacturing firms with paperwork and site scouting plus reductions within the value of pictures tools and waivers for choose charges for presidency companies. Dubai Studio Metropolis options the most important sound levels within the Center East and has hosted productions equivalent to “Star Trek Past” and “Mission Unimaginable: Ghost Protocol.”
Abu Dhabi Movie Fee
The fee lately introduced they’re growing their 30% rebate to greater than 35% of certified below-the-line spending beginning in January 2025. The nation’s twofour54 Studios—which comprise soundstages, an exterior water tank, and 6 versatile standing units—are anticipated to open inside a 12 months. “One in every of our key objectives is to draw longer-term commitments from producers, not solely one-off collaborations,” the top of the Abu Dhabi Movie Fee Sameer Al Jaberi says.
Neom Media Industries
One of many fastest-growing media hubs within the Center East and North Africa area, Saudi Arabia’s Neom boasts increasing world-class manufacturing amenities nested within the sprawling Tabuk desert, on high of Saudi’s 40% money rebate program and enterprise incentives. The hub has attracted productions like Shah Rukh Khan’s “Dunki” and Rupert Wyatt’s “Desert Warrior.”
Mediwood Studios
Situated within the Tunisian seaside city of Hammamet, Mediwood Studios lately signed a $3 million enlargement deal aimed toward strengthening the studio’s place as a key contributor to the expansion of the Tunisian movie trade. Tunisia is a rising cinematic energy, with Kaouther Ben Hania touchdown two Oscar nominations in three years.
Filming permits are obtainable inside per week and there aren’t any work visa necessities for US and EU residents. There isn’t a rebate in place, however overseas productions are eligible for a VAT exemption.
Media Metropolis Qatar
Following the exponential progress of media firms like Al Jazeera, Qatar is amping up its efforts to solidify itself as a powerhouse media vacation spot. Introduced earlier this 12 months, Media Metropolis Qatar is an rising hub and incubator for media firms and artistic expertise. It is going to span regulation, growth and funding and help companies with permits, licenses and trendy manufacturing amenities.
Morocco Movie Fee
A well-established hotspot for native and overseas movie productions, Morocco most lately welcomed productions equivalent to “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” and Nicolas Cage’s “Lord of Warfare” sequel. The nation affords a 30% rebate, VAT tax exemption, as much as 80% tools rental low cost, hefty reductions on motels and world-class, and English-speaking technicians.
Information to Places and Movie Commissions within the Center East, North Africa
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