Norway × Hungary.
How to structure a Norway–Hungary film or TV co-production: stack Hungary's 30–37.5% cash rebate with Norway's 25% incentive. Worked $10M example, location strategy and a calculator.
Structuring a Norway–Hungary co-production
Norway is the fjord-and-arctic partner. The 25% incentive is smaller than Hungary's, but there is no substitute for the landscape, and a Hungary-led structure keeps the overall effective return high.
The incentive stack
The Norwegian Film Institute reimburses 25% of qualifying Norwegian costs through an annually allocated incentive scheme, assessed on cultural and economic criteria. Allocation is competitive, so it should be secured before the schedule locks.
Worked example — a $10M budget
| Leg | Spend | Rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary (60%) | $6,000,000 | 37.5% | $2,250,000 |
| Norway (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 Norway figure further.
Locations: who shoots what
Norway takes the fjords, glaciers and arctic exteriors; Hungary takes everything on a stage, plus crowd, period and interior work at a lower rate.
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 Norway 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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