South Africa - Get Film and Television Incentives

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for getting film and television incentives in person, the person has to visit the office of Department of Trade, Industry and Corporation.
2. The address and contact details of the DTIC can be found in the following link: Link Refer to the bottom of the page.
3. Visit the office of DTIC and get the application form to apply for getting film and television incentives from the relevant department. Or click here to download: Link
4. Complete the form as required with relevant details. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. After completing the application form, take a printout of the form and attach all the documents required for the process with the completed form.
6. Then, proceed to submit the package to the relevant authority at the office for further processes. Make the payment as necessary.
7. After all the processes have got completed, the concerned authorities will proceed to make the arrangements for the grant process.
8. The applicant can obtain any information regarding the progress of his/her request, from the office where the application has been made.

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Required Documents

• Summary and detailed budget
• Production completion responsibility transfer confirmation agreement
• Financial plan
• Agreement of Distribution
• Provisional schedule of shooting
• SPCV Incorporation certificate
• SPCV directors’ appointment
• Payment confirmation to DTIC in writing
• Detailed South African Post Production Schedule
• Confirmation letter of Adherence to the Code of Professional Standards

For more clarifications, refer “Application and Claim Process” in the following document: Link

Office Locations & Contacts

Incentive Development and Administration Division
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Head Office Office
Physical Adsress:77 Meintjies Street,213
Sunnyside,
Pretoria,Gauteng,
0002
South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X84,
Pretoria,Gauteng,
0001
South Africa
Courier:12 Robert Sobukwe, Sunnyside,
Pretoria, Gauteng,
0002
South Africa
Tel: +27 12 394 9500/ 0861 843 384
Email: [email protected]
Website link

Eligibility

• The applicant must be in compliance with Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)
• Productions must have a minimum QSAPE of R1.5 million for all qualifying production formats and a minimum of R500 000 for documentaries.
• For more clarifications, refer “Eligibility Criteria” in the following document: Link

Fees

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Validity

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Documents to Use

Application form: Link

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Instructions

• Any dispute relating to a decision (including the rejection of an application, cancellation or reduction of a claim) taken by the DTIC is limited to one internal appeal per application lodged. Such an appeal must be submitted within 30 days of the letter of notification.

• No appeals of any decision (application or claim related) will be entertained beyond the 30-day period from the issue date of the communication or letter.

• Programme Guidelines: Link

Required Information

• Applicant’s details
• Service Company Information
• Production details
• Project information
• Production funding details

Need for the Document

• The South African government offers a package of incentives to promote its film production and post-production industry.

• The incentives consist of the Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production incentive to attract foreign-based film productions to shoot on location in South Africa and conduct post-production activities, and the South African Film and Television Production and Co-Production incentive, which aims to assist local film producers in the production of local content.

Information which might help

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