Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive

The Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive, a sub-programme of the South African Film and Television Production Incentive Programme, is to attract large-budget foreign-based films and television productions and post-productions that will contribute towards employment creation, and enhance the international profile of the South African film and television industry while increasing the country’s creative and technical skills base. 

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The   Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive  is  available  to foreign-owned qualifying productions and post-productions as follows:

  • The  Qualifying  South  African  Production  Expenditure  (QSAPE)  should  be  at  least  R15 million for shooting on location in South Africa,
  • The Qualifying South African Production Expenditure (QSAPE) should be at least R12 million for  level  one  (1)  Broad Based  Black  Economic  Empowerment  (B-BBEE)  contributor  status service companies for shooting on location in South Africa;
  • The Qualifying South African Post-Production Expenditure (QSAPPE) should be at least R1.5 million for conducting post-production activities in South Africa.

The  Incentive  provides  an incentive of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Qualifying South African Production Expenditure (QSAPE).

An additional incentive of five percent (5%) of QSAPE is provided for productions conducting post-production in South Africa and utilising the services of a Black owned service company.

Eligibility criteria:

Foreign-owned and South African qualifying post-production work with the QSAPE and must be:

A minimum of R15 million for all qualifying production formats.

A minimum of R12 million for level one (1) B-BBEE contributor status service companies.

At least 21 calendar days and 50% of principal photography must be filmed in South Africa; for productions with a minimum QSAPE of R100 million, this requirement may be waived.

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