>Indiewire.com has answered my prayers – they’ve told me how my dreams for an Italian remake of “While You Were Sleeping” – (I’ll call it “Sognare d’Amore”) can come true.
Read my pitch here.
Shoot Your Movie In Italy, Take 25% Off
by Dana Harris
Rob Marshall shot “Nine” at Cinecitta Studios.
Rome’s Cinecitta Studios has extended its 25%-off coupon to foreign producers through 2013.
The deal is this: Get an Italian executive producer, have the project pass the necessary cultural tests and shoot at Cinecitta. You’ll receive a 25% deduction (up to $7 million) in tax credits.
Like any production incentive, there’s plenty of red tape you’ll have to hack through first. And the Italian executive producer—one that you trust—is key: The tax credits must be paid through him or her.
Italy initially offered this incentive in 2009; it’s now been extended to 2013. The country also offer a 20% exemption on VAT (value-added tax).
For more information, you can contact Cristina Giubbetti in Rome at cristina.giubbetti@cinecittastudios.it or Matt Birch at Montana Artists Agency in Los Angeles at mbirch@montanartists.com.
So I may be MIA for awhile – I have a movie to make and I’m going to be very, very busy.
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