Edmonton · CanadaWONE Global Capability Partner · Canada
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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Copyright, media & digital content rights
Finance a film or series across countries
How do we finance a production with funds and incentives from several countries?
WONE Global coordinates co-production structure, tax incentives and investor terms with professionals in each financing country, so every source of money qualifies.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Canada · South Africa
The situation
What is happening
A producer is combining co-production funds, tax incentives and investors from several countries.
What is at stake
Financing falls apart if co-production and incentive rules are not met in each country.
Who faces this
- Corporations
- Sport and entertainment
A scenario
ProducerSport and entertainment · from United Kingdom · in Canada, South Africa
It is co-producing with Canadian and South African partners to access incentives.
Where it ends Financing that qualifies everywhere.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Co-production treaty”“Film tax incentives abroad”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global coordinates co-production structure, tax incentives and investor terms with professionals in each financing country, so every source of money qualifies.
Usually led by Treasury and funding, with Tax and structuring, Contracts and commercial law and Banking and capital.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-3Co-production structure.
- Weeks 4-6Incentive applications.
- Weeks 7-8Investor terms.
- ThenProduction.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Which incentives and treaties the project qualifies for
- 02Co-production structure and ownership split
- 03Financing, completion bond and cash flow
Outcomes
What you receive
- A financing plan
- Co-production and financing agreements
- Incentive applications filed
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Treasury and funding, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Canadain the typical case WONE Global Partner Haider Khan Fabers · Director of Advisory Services Brief this Partner →
- South Africain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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