Isle of Man × Hungary.
How to structure a Isle of Man–Hungary film or TV co-production: stack Hungary's 30–37.5% cash rebate with Isle of Man's Media Development Fund equity investment (up to roughly 25% of budget). Worked $10M example, location strategy and a calculator.
Structuring a Isle of Man–Hungary co-production
The Isle of Man is an equity partner rather than a rebate territory: the island's fund invests in qualifying productions that spend locally, which pairs neatly with Hungary's cash rebate on the main leg.
The incentive stack
The Isle of Man Media Development Fund invests directly in productions — typically up to around 25% of the budget — where a proportionate share of spend goes through the island. Because it is equity rather than a rebate, the benefit is negotiated deal-by-deal and recouped in the waterfall.
Worked example — a $10M budget
| Leg | Spend | Rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary (60%) | $6,000,000 | 37.5% | $2,250,000 |
| Isle of Man (40%) | $4,000,000 | 25% | $1,000,000 |
| Combined | $10,000,000 | 32.5% eff. | $3,250,000 |
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 Isle of Man figure further.
Locations: who shoots what
The island offers Victorian streets, coastline and glens within a very short travel radius; Hungary carries the stage work, the scale and the rebate.
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 Isle of Man 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 →
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