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Ukraine, Israel agree on transport safety, cooperation in film industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in Israel, Ukraine on December 28, 2015
A number of agreements have been signed during a state visit of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Israel. “Today we have signed four agreements: on cooperation in the field of cinematography, an agreement on the introduction of work permits for employees of the diplomatic corps, a series of agreements relating to safety, including on transport,” […]
Ukraine film industry in crisis after major budget cuts
Posted by BrianDzyak in Tax Incentives, Ukraine on April 17, 2015
The Ukraine National Film Agency is unable to fund new projects after the country’s conflict with Russia monopolised resources The Ukrainian film industry is in crisis after a national funding agency exhausted its resources in the wake of the country’s conflict with Russia. Kiev reduced the Ukraine National Film Agency budget last year as part […]
Ukraine Plans Reforms in Film Industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in Ukraine on March 18, 2015
by Vladimir Kozlov Ukraine’s government has announced plans for reforms in a bid to put the country’s film industry back on track. The culture ministry’s priorities are making the system for distributing state cash transparent and introducing a tax on film exhibition and distribution, proceeds from which would be spent on producing national films. “First […]
Ukraine’s Film Industry Pushes for Extra Tax on Foreign Distribution
Posted by BrianDzyak in Tax Incentives, Ukraine on February 21, 2015
by Vladimir Kozlov Ukraine’s cash-strapped film industry is pushing for a tax on distribution of foreign films, revenues from which would be spent to finance local film production. “This is a necessary step,” Filipp Ilyenko, head of Ukraine’s state cinema agency and the main proponent of the idea, was quoted as saying by the news agency […]
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