Hot Spots: Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan Talks Plans To Build Upon Critical & Commercial Success Of Irish Film
deadline.comIt’s been 31 years since Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) was re-established by the now President of Ireland Michael D.
Higgins. In those years, the government has continued to give strong support to the screen sectors, with the country offering an attractive 32% tax incentive on eligible spend for film and television production.
Last year, the country’s government increased its section 481 tax incentive cap on eligible expenditure from €70 million to €125 million in a move to attract larger scale productions.
The country has long proven to be a solid partner for international productions looking to house their projects on the Emerald Isle and Irish production companies have partnered with all the major studios and streamers on a raft of projects ranging from Disney’s Disenchanted to Netflix’s Wednesday to Sony’s The Pope’s Exorcist.
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