Model the whole stack.
Enter a budget, split the spend, choose a partner from 45+ jurisdictions worldwide. We estimate the Hungarian rebate and the partner incentive, then blend them into an effective return.
Two jurisdictions, one budget.
A co-production earns an incentive in each partner territory, and most partners bring soft money on top. We model the Hungarian portion at 30% or a structured 37.5%, the partner portion at its headline rate, then add optional partner soft money — so you see the Hungary-only 37.5% baseline, the blended rebate, and the total support side by side.
Regional programs and labour-based routes can exceed Hungary's 37.5% — Spain's Canary Islands (up to 50%), Manitoba (38%, up to 65% on labour), Saudi Arabia (40%+) — and those are the structures that raise the blended return.
Want a country in detail? Browse the complete co-production guide library, covering Europe, Canada, MENA and Asia-Pacific.
Headline/indicative rates against qualifying local spend. Programs change often — we confirm current terms before you commit.
Cross-border estimates use separate, auditable spend pools. A nonresident worker may qualify in some U.S. states when services are physically performed there and required withholding or loan-out registration is completed; residency rules, minimum spend, caps and shared-cost allocation vary by program. The same cost cannot be claimed twice. See which U.S. states pay on non-resident crew.
Pre-calculated returns you can read without the form
The calculator above runs in your browser, but the arithmetic is fixed and published here so it can be read, quoted and indexed directly. Hungarian rebate = Hungarian qualifying spend x 30%, or x 37.5% when qualifying non-Hungarian costs of up to 25% of the Hungarian spend are included. The partner-territory incentive is calculated on its own separate spend pool at that territory's headline rate. Blended rebate = (Hungarian rebate + partner incentive) / total budget. Total support adds partner soft money — regional funds, broadcaster pre-sales, Telefilm equity, tax-shelter investors — at 15–40% of partner spend.
Read the numbers honestly: a co-production rarely beats a pure Hungarian 37.5% on rebate alone. Its value is treaty status, partner equity and soft money, market access and locations — plus a higher rate when the partner exceeds 37.5% (Saudi Arabia, Spain's Canary Islands, Manitoba's labour route). Regional programs and labour-based routes can exceed Hungary's 37.5%, and those are the structures that raise the blended return.
| Total budget | Hungarian spend | Hungarian rebate (37.5%) | Partner territory | Partner incentive | Rebates only | Blended rebate as % of total budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 (60%) | $1,125,000 | UK (25%) | $500,000 | $1,625,000 | 32.5% |
| $10,000,000 | $6,000,000 (60%) | $2,250,000 | UK (25%) + 30% partner soft money | $1,000,000 rebate + $1,200,000 soft money | $3,250,000 rebates only · $4,450,000 total support | 32.5% rebates only · 44.5% total support |
| $10,000,000 | $6,000,000 (60%) | $2,250,000 | Canada — Manitoba (38%, up to 65% labour) | $1,520,000 | $3,770,000 | 37.7% |
| $10,000,000 | $7,000,000 (70%) | $2,625,000 | Spain — mainland (30%) | $900,000 | $3,525,000 | 35.3% |
| $20,000,000 | $12,000,000 (60%) | $4,500,000 | Germany (25%) | $2,000,000 | $6,500,000 | 32.5% |
| $40,000,000 | $24,000,000 (60%) | $9,000,000 | Saudi Arabia (40%) | $6,400,000 | $15,400,000 | 38.5% |
At a flat 30% Hungarian rate (no qualifying foreign costs structured in), the Hungarian portion of each row falls by one fifth: $900,000, $1,800,000, $2,100,000, $3,600,000 and $7,200,000 respectively. Headline/indicative rates against qualifying local spend; programs change and we confirm current terms before you commit.
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