Film Financing
& International Co-Production Facilitation
Financing & Development
The following information is intended to be general in nature and is not personal financial product advice.
Investing in Movies
Ever thought about investing in a movie?
Becoming an investor in the leading and dominant segment of the entertainment industry provides greater opportunities than healthy ROIs, but the opportunity through the production and release of a motion picture to engage in diverse and far-reaching business networks across multiple sectors and continents.
Investing in motion pictures is about becoming an essential and exclusive patron of the global film industry.
Ask us how New House Cinema can connect you with new or ongoing financier opportunities for equity stakes in motion picture projects filming in Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, and other territories.
We currently have access to a network of international development portfolio slates, across film and television productions, ranging from potential Hollywood-level box-office blockbusters to what might just be the next award-winning fan-fav indie gems.
You're welcome to enquire about equity investment opportunities in additional film projects we are associated with, including high-end international co-productions involving A-List Hollywood stars.
Connect with us to find out more.
*data current as of 05/10/2023
Finance Incentives for Filming Australia
Shooting in Australia, an Overview - The Producer Offset (Tax Incentive)
The Producer Offset provided by Screen Australia & the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is a taxation rebate measure to promote Australia’s screen media industry.
It is available only to Australian films and programs, creating cultural benefits for the Australian community as well as economic benefits. To be eligible, a project must have significant Australian content or be an official co-production.
The Producer Offset allows the Producer(s) to retain significant levels of equity in their productions and gives them greater flexibility in their finance planning.
The Producer Offset enables producers to claim a tax rebate on various production types, including:
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40 % for feature films
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20 % for other formats (for example, documentaries, television series, telemovies, and more).
The rebate is available on all Qualifying Australian Production Expenditure (QAPE). QAPE is a subset of the production expenditure on the film and is defined as “the company’s production expenditure on the film that is incurred on, or is reasonably attributable to:
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goods and services provided in Australia during the production of the film;
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the usage of land located in Australia during the production of the film; or
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the use of goods that are located in Australia at the time they are used in the production of the film.
If the film's story subject matter (within reason) requires a foreign location, off-shore expenditure in another country on goods and services supplied by or for Australian residents during principal photography may be claimed as QAPE. This includes: pre-production, principal photography, post-production, and any other activity undertaken to bring the film to completion and ready for distribution, broadcast or other public release exhibition.
When the production has been delivered to market, the Producer(s) is entitled to the Producer Offset, and the ATO will rebate the Producer Offset by way of the production company’s tax return.
Regarding investor privacy, due to the Producer Offset being delivered through the Australian tax system and all taxpayers’ tax affairs are secret, Screen Australia cannot name the projects that benefited from it.
For the most current and accurate information regarding the Offset, contact us or visit the Screen Australia website.
Shooting in Australia, an Overview - Additional Production Offsets & Incentives
In addition to the Producer Offset, various other incentives to attract and improve production in Australia. These include:
Federal-level:
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Location Offset.
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Post, Digital & Visual Effects Offset (PDV)
State-level:
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Various additional incentives, funding and grants are available varying in type and extent state to state.
The Location Offset is a 16.5% offset on qualifying Australian production expenditure (QAPE) designed to encourage large-budget film and television projects to film in Australia. The Location Offset will increase from 16.5% to 30% from 1 July 2023, with new eligibility requirements also being introduced.
The PDV Offset is a 30% offset on the QAPE that relates to post-production, digital and visual effects production for a film.
For the most current and accurate information regarding these additional incentives, contact us or visit the Screen Australia website.
Shooting in Australia, an Overview - Official Co-Productions
Screen Australia's Co-production Program is equipped to encourage production and foster international relationships between filmmakers.
Under formal arrangements, Official Co-productions are made between Australia and the governments of various countries, creating benefits for both partners.
Australia currently has treaties in force with Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom, and Memoranda of Understanding with France and New Zealand, and official co-productions do not need to meet the test for ‘Significant Australian Content’ to access the Producer Offset.
These agreements set the parameters for how international producers can engage in an official Co-production, including the minimum qualifying financial and creative contributions required.
For the most current and accurate information regarding these agreements, contact us or visit the Screen Australia website.
