Morocco has been attracting a rising number of high-profile foreign shoots since March 2022, lured by the country’s locations, skilled crews, competitive rates and its revamped cash rebate scheme, which has been hiked from 20 to 30 of eligible spend.
Of crucial importance the ceiling on the rebate available for each film has now been scrapped – offering a major boost to lengthy, large-scale productions.
Previously the maximum rebate per film was capped at 1.8 million. The total amount available per year for all projects is 10 million, granted on a first-come/first-served basis.
Other benefits available to foreign shoots include exemption from sales tax and zero fringe payments for crews.
To qualify for the rebate, productions must have a minimum Moroccan production spend of 1 million, an 18-day Moroccan shoot, at least a 25 local crew, and a local line producer.
Morocco’s previous 20 scheme was introduced in 2016 and fueled a progressive rise in foreign production visits,...
Of crucial importance the ceiling on the rebate available for each film has now been scrapped – offering a major boost to lengthy, large-scale productions.
Previously the maximum rebate per film was capped at 1.8 million. The total amount available per year for all projects is 10 million, granted on a first-come/first-served basis.
Other benefits available to foreign shoots include exemption from sales tax and zero fringe payments for crews.
To qualify for the rebate, productions must have a minimum Moroccan production spend of 1 million, an 18-day Moroccan shoot, at least a 25 local crew, and a local line producer.
Morocco’s previous 20 scheme was introduced in 2016 and fueled a progressive rise in foreign production visits,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Westbrook Studios, Netter Films, and PalmStar Media have locked a September start date in Morocco for The Alchemist, the seminal Paulo Coelho novel that PalmStar principal Kevin Frakes will direct. Sebastian de Souza, Tom Hollander, and Shohreh Aghdashloo have been set to star. Pic will be ready for release in late 2022.
De Souza joins as Santiago; he is cast alongside Hollander and Aghdashloo. They are joined by Jordi Molla (Jack Ryan), Youssef Kerkour (House of Gucci), and Ashraf Barhom (By Any Means).
The film is produced by Will Smith and Jon Mone for Westbrook Studios; Frakes and Raj Singh for PalmStar; and Gil Netter for Netter Films.
The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on an epic quest for life-changing treasure. The book is an international best-seller and beloved literary work...
De Souza joins as Santiago; he is cast alongside Hollander and Aghdashloo. They are joined by Jordi Molla (Jack Ryan), Youssef Kerkour (House of Gucci), and Ashraf Barhom (By Any Means).
The film is produced by Will Smith and Jon Mone for Westbrook Studios; Frakes and Raj Singh for PalmStar; and Gil Netter for Netter Films.
The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on an epic quest for life-changing treasure. The book is an international best-seller and beloved literary work...
- 7/8/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Eugene Jarecki – two times winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize – for “Why We Fight” (2005) and “The House I Live In” (2012) – is preparing an untitled “Tuareg Project,” that he will shoot in Morocco.
The pic will be produced by Addison O’Dea (“Discovery Trvlr”), and line produced by Moroccan producer Zakaria Alaoui, of Zak Productions.
The project marks a return for Jarecki to fiction after focusing in recent years on documentaries, including his recent Elvis Presley-themed musical road trip “The King” (2017), featuring celebrity guests such as Alec Baldwin, Ethan Hawke, Lana del Rey, and Jane Fonda, which premiered at Sundance and made its international debut in Cannes.
Jarecki has written the script with his son, Jonas, based on a bestselling novel.
One of his main concerns is to avoid a post-colonial Western gaze on the subject and considers that his extensive experience in anthropological documentary filmmaking will help him achieve authenticity.
The pic will be produced by Addison O’Dea (“Discovery Trvlr”), and line produced by Moroccan producer Zakaria Alaoui, of Zak Productions.
The project marks a return for Jarecki to fiction after focusing in recent years on documentaries, including his recent Elvis Presley-themed musical road trip “The King” (2017), featuring celebrity guests such as Alec Baldwin, Ethan Hawke, Lana del Rey, and Jane Fonda, which premiered at Sundance and made its international debut in Cannes.
Jarecki has written the script with his son, Jonas, based on a bestselling novel.
One of his main concerns is to avoid a post-colonial Western gaze on the subject and considers that his extensive experience in anthropological documentary filmmaking will help him achieve authenticity.
- 12/5/2019
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Pictures is really trying to drum up attention for its upcoming release Contagion. This is a virus thriller, which involves a spreading disease and several researchers trying to eradicate it. The latest poster for the film displays actors Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow from top left to bottom right. This is the eight poster for this feature, which is also shown in scratched and faded yellows, reminiscent of police tape. Contagion releases September 9th in theatres including the IMAX.
The Center for Disease control figures prominently in this feature. One of the locations for this government agency is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The film is correct in using this location as part of their premise, especially since the Cdc has a campus in Atlanta devoted to researching diseases. However, much of the Cdc's responsibility at the main site involves informing...
The Center for Disease control figures prominently in this feature. One of the locations for this government agency is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The film is correct in using this location as part of their premise, especially since the Cdc has a campus in Atlanta devoted to researching diseases. However, much of the Cdc's responsibility at the main site involves informing...
- 8/17/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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