After numerous rants, director of Lucy and Leo announced on Facebook that he is able to realize its new feature film in France.
“This is tremendous news for the French economy,” announced Luc Besson on his Facebook page on 3 October. The director says that even this shoot will “generate a thousand jobs and spending in the territory tens of millions of euros”.
In recent months, the filmmaker did not hide his anger at not being able achieve in France Valerian and the city of a thousand planets that so close to his heart and having to export the shooting in Hungary.
“In France, [the credits tax] are 20% for French films and 30% for foreigners. But I am a French film in English, so I am entitled to 0% as a French film. As a foreign film, I am entitled to 0% because the producer is French. I am in a legal hole “, had it then justified.
On September 30, the Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, announced as part of the Finance Bill for 2016, the generalization of the 30% reserved for film to date for films under 4 million.
“A new law is about to be voted in the National Assembly. With this new text, Valerian will turn in France, “bounced Luc Besson on Facebook.
” But this is not the best news of this legislation . The best news is that French films will benefit from a tax credit of 30% instead of 20% initially. This difference seems minimal yet it changes everything! “Said he.
The filmmaker also advance some numbers in this message river. According to him, due to this difference in rates, “35 French films were relocated in 2014 and in the first six months of 2015, are 39 films that left turn abroad”.
“If the bill passes the National Assembly in a few weeks, it will be a great day for French cinema. A historic day! “Says Luc Besson who budgeting for 170 million euros to Valerian and the city of a thousand planets .
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