Key tax incentives for film, TV, and animation industry extended to 2020

Tax incentives for the film, television, and animation industry are to be extended until 2020, in a move broadly welcomed by the industry in Ireland.

Prior to the budget, representatives from the industry had lobbied that there could be significant job losses if the Government chose to scrap incentives.

The Irish film and television industry has flourished in recent years, with Hollywood blockbusters like Steven Soderberg’s Haywire; Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close; and This Must Be The Place with Sean Penn all being shot on these shores.