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LONG FORM INCENTIVES

Film Production Incentives in Greece

LONG FORM PRODUCTIONS

DO IT YOURSELF (Feature Film Trailer 1’38”) Winner of the Youth Prize in the 58th Thessaloniki Film Festival / Best VFX and Best Editing in the Greek Film Academy Awards / Male Leading Role in Athens Voice Awards / Best 3 Films of The Year Award by the Greek Film Critics Association
Do It Yourself – VFX Breakdown (Greek Film Academy Award)

SHORT FORM PRODUCTIONS

ROOKIE – NESPRESSO Talents Award – IN PALACE Short Film Festival
DISCONNECTED
SPIRAL – Single Take Challenge – Extraordinary Cinematography Award
A SAFE GUIDE TO DYING – VR – Official selection in the Tribeca Immersive – Cinema360 program – Trailer (in 2D)
HARRY METCALFE: Big Gay Mess – full film
THE MOCK ROOM – Trailer
THE WAY OF STYX – 14min

TV SHOWS SERVICES

ARE YOU THE ONE Paros, 10 ep. x 60 min. / RTL STUDIOS Germany
GERMAN IDOL Mykonos, 5 ep. x 120 min. / UFA Germany
FINDING PRINCE CHARMING Crete, 8 ep. x 40min. / SEAPOINT, Germany
THE AMAZING RACE – Herculean Efforts – 1x40min – CBS/WRP
THE AMAZING RACE – Racing in Athens – 2x50min – SZTV/WRP
THE AMAZING RACE – Racing in Santorini – 1x90min – SZTV/WRP

The Greek production incentives law offers:

Cash Rebate 40% for all production & post production costs spend in Greece.
Unlimited Eligible budgets.
The incentives approval can be used as a bank guarantee, so the producer can get a pre-financing (subject to bank aprooval and interest) of the granted amount.
Qualifying projects : Feature films, scripted TV content, documentaries, animation & video games. No advertising films.
Project approval within 10 days, based on script synopsis, budget estimate and simplified Cultural Test criteria.
Projects which spend over 4 mil. Euros in Greek tax entities are qualified to include the same amount for their international ATL & BTL cast and crew fees, in order to get the 40% Cash Rebate too!

Greece offers an ideal shooting environment with exciting diverse locations, mild climate, predictable weather,frequent and convenient flights from all European capitals, plus the lowest rates in Euro zone. CENTRAL ATHENS FILM PRODUCTIONS team has worked hard to establish a system that understands the needs of international film productions, supplying top English speaking artistic and technical staff.

CENTRAL provides full services to over 60 production companies from 25 countries, (scouting, casting, location permits, tech crew, art department, equipment rental, transportation, etc) for feature films, commercial spots and TV shows from UK, USA, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, China, etc.

We are also the exclusive partner in Greece of PRODUCTION SERVICE NETWORK , an AICP member; a network dedicated to local shoot support in 50 countries around the globe, as well as Business Partner of Locations Manager Guild International.

Regarding locations, Greece can offer exceptional options which are far beyond from what someone is expecting. Of course, there are plenty of sandy beaches, white and blue villages by the sea and marble ruins, but one should also consider Greece for generic European looking city, modern apartments, trendy shops, cafés, as well as unexpected locations like: sand desert, lunar landscape, medieval castles, etc… Our locations database includes more than 2,500 locations / 200.000 pictures all over the country.

We maintain also the biggest on-line archives for casting in Greece with more than 20.000 persons, (actors, characters, performers, street faces, extras, kids, musicians, presenters, etc). Greece is really a multi-ethnic country so beside Caucasians are easy to find Asians, Blacks, Arabs, Indians and North European typefaces. All Greek actors speak good to excellent English.

In our web site you may see samples of our recent productions, newsletters, as well as behind the scenes videos.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for any details or additional information.