Sweden × Hungary.
How to structure a Sweden–Hungary film or TV co-production: stack Hungary's 30–37.5% cash rebate with Sweden's 25% production rebate. Worked $10M example, location strategy and a calculator.
Structuring a Sweden–Hungary co-production
Sweden combines a 25% rebate with Nordic-noir cities, forests and high-end post. Paired with Hungary you get Scandinavian production value on a Central European cost base.
The incentive stack
The Swedish Film Institute's production incentive pays around 25% of qualifying Swedish spend, allocated within an annual budget. Stockholm, Gothenburg and Trollhättan provide stages, crew and strong post and sound facilities.
Worked example — a $10M budget
| Leg | Spend | Rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary (60%) | $6,000,000 | 37.5% | $2,250,000 |
| Sweden (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 Sweden figure further.
Locations: who shoots what
Sweden delivers Nordic urban, forest and coastal exteriors; Hungary delivers the builds, the crowd days and the 30–37.5% cash rebate on the main leg.
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 Sweden 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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