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- Beautiful, diverse nature and urban environments (from the mountains to the city center in less than half an hour)
- Modern accommodation
- Good infrastructure (in proximity of Mahovljani airport, Tuzla airport, Sarajevo airport, Zagreb airport, Belgrade airport, Dubrovnik airport with highway and good main roads connecting every part of Republic of Srpska)
- Easy access, a wide range of filming locations with favorable prices
- A lot of cultural and historical locations (from ancient times to the present day)
- The necessary equipment for filming easily available
- A large selection of extras
- A rich history of cinematography in these areas
- 30% Cash Rebate / Opportunities for co-production
PRODUCTION IN SRPSKA
List of active production companies in Republika Srpska, ready to help you with your project!
LEGAL
Republic of Srpska, as a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a member of most EU and World economics agreements which causes no legal and business difficulties for foreign investors. Regarding basic tax informations, VAT is 17% and income tax is 10%, which makes it a good platform for future business opportunities for FDI. Process of opening a company in the Republic of Srpska is fairly easy. It requires 3-7 days for your business to be in operation, from the moment you arrive in the country.
COPRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES
Regarding foreign co-productions with domestic film fund (AVCRS) main bullet points are:
Minority coproduction, which means that domestic film fund is contributing minimum of 5% of the total budget, falls under two categories:
If bilateral (maximum of two parties) co-production, domestic film fund is required to contribute a minimum of 10% of the total funds. If multilateral (minimum of three parties) co-production, domestic film fund is required to contribute minimum 5% of the total funds.
Domestic film production company, as your co-production partner, can apply to the public competition of AVCRS. Competitions for minor co-productions are held regularly.
OBLIGATED SPENDING
It is required that at least 80% ( this is subject to change) of all funds acquired from AVCRS to be spent on the territory of the Republic of Srpska and/or on subjects from the Republic of Srpska.
CASH REBATE
To encourage investors to finance productions in the Republic of Srpska, the government offers a 30% return on the total funds spent on audiovisual production works within the territory, in accordance with the budget provisions of the Republic of Srpska.
Incentive applicants can submit their application on open public call. Further info available on filminsrpska.com.
