French Tax rebate for international production (TRIP)

Our Company Stone Buffalo Production can serve as your tax shelter by walking you through the process, completing and gathering all relevant information.

The TRIP supports foreign production companies whose projects are completely or partly made in France.

To be eligible, projects must include cultural elements related to French and European culture, heritage or territory.

Eligibility is based on a Cultural Test, which assesses the relativity of the story, locations, characters, sources, landmarks, creators, crew and technical hubs.

For VFX-intensive and animated films, there is a dedicated Cultural Test acknowledging the singularities of the genre.

The TRIP is selectively granted by the CNC and Film France to the line producer of the work in France.

The amount represents 30% of the eligible film expenses incurred in France, and caps at € 30 million per project and a minimum spending of 250,000 euros of qualifying expenditures in France or incur at least 50% of the total budget to be spent in France.

It gets bumped to 40% if the expenses are above 2M€ (if the 2M€ is reached after the contract, all previous VFX expenses still benefit from the upgrade).

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canadian / québec tax credit

Québec offers some of the most advantageous tax rebates available in North America: 20 % cash-back on all expenses, 16 % bonus on all CGI and Green screen shots applicable on extended eligible labor, with no minimum spend nor caps.

Plus, at the federal level, you get an additional tax incentive of 16%, net of any assistance, of eligible labour expenditures within Canada (CISP).

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FRENCH TAX REBATE AWARDS

TREADSTONE
Showrunner : Aaron Guzikowski
Production : Universal cable production

SACRED LIES
Showrunner : Raelle Tucker
Production : Angry Annie Productions / Blumhouse television

WATCHMEN
Showrunner : Damon Lindelof
Production : HBO

RAISED BY WOLVES
Showrunner : Ridley Scott
Production HBO Max

COSMOS
Director : Ann Druyan, Brannon Braga
Production : Cosmos Studios / Fuzzy Doors Productions

AMERICAN GODS
Creators : Bryan Fuller / Michael Green
Network : STARZ

BLADE RUNNER 2049
Director : Denis Villeneuve
Production : Alcon Entertainment

ODD THOMAS
Director : Stephen Sommers
Production : Fusion Films / The Sommers Company

TWIN PEAKS
Director : David Lynch
Production : Rancho Rosa

THE DARKEST HOUR
Director : CHRIS GORAK
Production : REGENCY ENTERPRISES

THE GRANDMASTER
Director : WONG KAR WAI
Production : JET TONE FILMS

THOR
Director : KENNETH BRANAGH
Studio : MARVEL STUDIOS

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