Japan Extends Rebate Scheme Through 2025; ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters S2’ Among Projects Approved In 2024
deadline.comJapan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and the Japan Film Commission have announced that the country’s 50% rebate scheme, aimed at attracting international productions, will be extended through 2025.
Administered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the scheme had selected ten projects by the end of 2024, including Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Season 2.
In 2025, the scheme remains mostly the same, but the number of application periods have been increased from three to four, with the first period running from March 27 until April 10.
Aimed at large-scale international film and TV projects, the scheme offers a cash rebate of up to 50% of the costs incurred during production and post-production in Japan.
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