(ANSA) - ISCHIA (Naples) - Romania focuses on the film
industry: vice premier Ana Birchall, attending the Ischia Global
Film & Music fest, presented the support programme for
productions that decide to shoot films in Romania. ''The
Romanian government is very interested in developing that
sector, in our country there are qualified workers and we boast
wonderful locations, such as sea, lakes, rivers,mountains and
cities. We want all visitors to come back'', Birchall said. The
measures last until December 2020, potentially covering 45% of
the costs of the film productions in Romania. The annual budget
is worth 50 million euros, for 150 productions overall.
The aid consists of contributions equal to 35% of the overall
eligible production costs, and an additional 10% can be added to
movies promoting a particular geographical area in Romania. The
beneficiaries will be foreign or domestic companies producing
films which can be considered as 'products of cultural
interest'. The selection among eligible projects will be carried
out by a 'Film committee' and payments will take place in 120
days. The presentation was also attended by Bobby Paunescu
(director and producer) and Luigi Abete, chairman of BNL-BNP
Paribas Group. ''Congratulations on this new legislative
landscape - Abete said - and I want to point out the importance
of the stability of this norm and its enforcement through
regulations ''. (ANSA).
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