Cash Rebate
“Film in Moldova” aims to encourage foreign film and TV productions to discover Moldova as an emerging filming destination. The purpose of this program is to promote Moldova as a potential filming location for foreign productions and encourage these productions to explore the country.
Who can apply?
Producers who:
Are registered in the Republic of Moldova.
Have a collaboration contract with a foreign producer.
Have a minimum 3 years of production experience.
Have accumulated a minimum score on the Cultural Test.
When to apply?
The beneficiary application file can be submitted throughout the year.
It shall be submitted at least 25 working days before the start of production
Financial support amount?
25% - of the total eligible expenses incurred on the territory of the Republic of Moldova
+ 5% - conditioned by a thematic promotion, within the film, of the geographical area, locality or the entire Republic of Moldova.
Minimum investment quotas?
- Music video 15 000 euro
- TV broadcasts/shows 50 000 euro
- Short fiction film30 000 euro
- Animated feature film200 000 euro
- Animated short film20 000 euro
- Feature fiction film100 000 euro
- Reality show50 000 euro
- Cartoon series100 000 euro
- TV series (one episode)15 000 euro
- Advertisement15 000 euro
- A feature documentary film25 000 euro
- A short documentary film5 000 euro
- A multimedia product based on narrative15 000 euro
Application file contents?
- Financial support request application
- General data about the project
- Producer's note
- Director's vision
- Script
- Detailed synopsis
- Distribution strategy, accompanied by supporting documents
- Production plan of the film or audiovisual work
- Estimated expense plan, detailed by category, specifying taxes and fees
- Affidavit on the lack of affiliation with a foreign producer
- Cooperation agreement between the local producer and the foreign producer
- List of actors, writers and creative team
- Proof of file examination fee payment
File submission procedure:
| 1 Submission of the application file (Minimum 25 days before production) | 2 Forwarding the file to the Council (5 days) | 3 Examination of the file (20 days) | 4 Decision is sent to the beneficiary (maximum 5 days) |
National Center of Cinematography:
| Signs the certificate | Issues the qualification certificate |
Production period of maximum 3 years
| 5 Submission of the final file and audit report (Minimum 60 days after production is finished) | 6 CNC sends the request to the Ministry of Finance (10 days) | 7 The Ministry of Finance makes the transfer (60 days) |
Terms/excerpt
GOVERNMENT DECISION TO APPROVE THE REGULATION ON THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM IN THE FIELD
QUALIFICATION TEST