Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has tweaked its incentive schemes for both international co-productions and offshore production, with the latter cash rebate being increased to 25% with the addition of a cultural bonus. Philippines currently offers a 20% incentive through its Film Location Incentive Program (FLIP), which is now being augmented with the …
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MANILA - The incentives granted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to entice international productions resulted in PHP1.089 billion spent here last year. FDCP Chairperson Liza Dino-Esguerra told a Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing on Friday the foreign productions also generated jobs for 717 Filipino film workers during the pandemic. "What's good about these grants is there are exponential contributions to the economy, with a total of PHP1.089 billion production spent in the Philippines with the PHP125.9 million grants we awarded," Esguerra said. "We'll never stop hanggang matulungan natin na ang ating industriya ay makabangon (until our industry recovers)." Aside from 21 international project grants, FilmPhilippines incentives also granted PHP29.4 million to 50 local film projects. The incentives involve four programs, namely the Film Location Incentive Program (FLIP), International Co-Production Fund (ICOF), ASEAN CO Product
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