France × Hungary.
How to structure a France–Hungary film or TV co-production: stack Hungary's 30–37.5% cash rebate with France's 30% TRIP (up to 40% on VFX-heavy projects). Worked $10M example, location strategy and a calculator.
Structuring a France–Hungary co-production
France's TRIP rebate, world-class VFX houses and unmatched Parisian exteriors make it the premium Western partner. Budapest doubles for Paris at a fraction of the cost; France gives you the real thing where the story demands it.
The incentive stack
The Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) returns 30% of qualifying French spend, rising to 40% for projects with substantial VFX commissioned in France. It is administered by the CNC, capped per project, and requires a French production-services company.
Worked example — a $10M budget
| Leg | Spend | Rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary (60%) | $6,000,000 | 37.5% | $2,250,000 |
| France (40%) | $4,000,000 | 30% | $1,200,000 |
| Combined | $10,000,000 | 34.5% eff. | $3,450,000 |
Indicative only. Real numbers depend on the qualifying-spend split, treaty status, caps and points tests in each territory. Regional uplifts and top-ups can raise the France figure further.
Locations: who shoots what
Paris, the Riviera and the Alps carry the French exteriors and VFX-heavy sequences; Hungary carries the stage builds, crowd days and period Europe that would be prohibitive in France.
How Dopamine runs it
As your Hungarian partner — Dopamine Ventures Kft. is a registered Hungarian company — we structure the Hungarian leg to 37.5%, run the cultural test, and coordinate with your France partner and its funding bodies so the two incentives are additive rather than in conflict. Through partner lenders and banks we can also arrange to monetize the Hungarian rebate upfront. Model this structure in the calculator →
Questions producers ask us
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