Mongolia is to launch film production incentives from early next year. The move adds to the attractions of a varied and little-exploited country.
The country’s parliament in Ulaanbaatar approved the measures in late August in the hope of expanding its creative industries.
“We have been promoting Mongolia as a location since 2017 when we joined AFCNet [the Asian Film Commissions Network]. Now we have a government that is willing and planning for development of the content industries,” Orgil Makhaan, president of the Mongolian National Film Commission told Variety. “There is no reason why, over time, Mongolia cannot be the next New Zealand or Iceland.”
Primary among the package of measures is the establishment of a 30% location incentive scheme for qualifying and accredited film and television productions that take place in the country. Open to productions with a minimum spend of $500,000, the system is a cash rebate that is not linked to...
The country’s parliament in Ulaanbaatar approved the measures in late August in the hope of expanding its creative industries.
“We have been promoting Mongolia as a location since 2017 when we joined AFCNet [the Asian Film Commissions Network]. Now we have a government that is willing and planning for development of the content industries,” Orgil Makhaan, president of the Mongolian National Film Commission told Variety. “There is no reason why, over time, Mongolia cannot be the next New Zealand or Iceland.”
Primary among the package of measures is the establishment of a 30% location incentive scheme for qualifying and accredited film and television productions that take place in the country. Open to productions with a minimum spend of $500,000, the system is a cash rebate that is not linked to...
- 9/10/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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