Mark Furey speaks with conviction about the bright future of movie-making in Nova Scotia. “The film and television incentive fund is here to stay,” says the provincial business minister. And you’ve gotta believe he believes it. Last April, after the Liberal budget killed the film funding program that had been luring major productions to the […]
Film Industry and Digital Media Tax Credits
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Darrell Dexter announces changes to film industry and digital media tax credits
“It’s really an amazing announcement, it’s going to support the growth of the entire industry here in Nova Scotia.” So raves animation studio co-owner Paul Rigg about today’s announcement that residency requirements for both the Film Industry and Digital Media tax credits have been updated. The tax credits now includes someone who is employed on a production, whether film or animation, who may only be a resident in the province during the production period. The total production cap for the Film Industry Tax Credit has also been removed. These changes are effective on productions as of December 1. Animation is