The Greek Film Production Incentives have allocated a minimum annual budget of €55 million for cash rebate grants, supporting over €175 million in productions annually.
ETERNITY (Feature Film / Production Services)
This contemporary Mediterranean erotic thriller, directed by Jamie Marshall, spans in 32 shooting days across four locations - Methana, Athens, Porto Heli, and Crete, with full technical support from over 300 Greek film professionals. Stellar cast led by Nolan Funk and Meadow Williams, supported by William H. Macy (Fargo, Academy Award nominee), Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets), and Bérénice Marlohe (Skyfall). The film follows Calvin Wells (Nolan Funk), a charismatic con artist who becomes entangled with the mysterious widow Katrine Winters (Meadow Williams) after she invites him to join her on a voyage across the Mediterranean on her luxurious superyacht. What begins as a passionate affair, soon spirals into betrayal and madness fueled by secrets, mysterious behavior, and criminal twists all while drifting through uncharted waters. One of Greece’s largest international film productions is backed by producers Jeanette Volturno (CatchLight Studios), and Jon Mason (JMason Entertainment), who note that the Greek environment is ideal for a film like ETERNITY, which demanded high aesthetics, technical precision, and visual diversity. The project is supported in Greece by EKKOMED.
SANDMAN 2 (Series / Production Services)
The second season of The Sandman is coming in 2025 to serve up more stories of Morpheus and his phantasmagorical journeys to Hell and back again. We are proud to have provided production services in Greece for the project which is produced by WARNER.DISCOVERY & NETFLIX.
LONGING (feature film / production services)
A feature film directed by Sebastien Chondrokostas and produced by Miros Bork / MWM MEDIA. The story’s background is an incredibly interesting and unknown to the wider audience chapter of Polish-Greek history, when in 1949, when Poland welcomed thousands of refugees from the Greek Civil War. The film unfolds today as a road movie, creating a sort of contemporary ODYSSEY. There are successive returns to the homeland, a story of fratricidal fights, and a reckoning with the past. The dramaturgical axis is the relationship between Jorgos and Piotr, father and son, and all the vicissitudes serve to develop it. The external goal of the characters is to uncover family secrets, but the hidden goal is mutual reconciliation.
40% cash rebate for scripted content
The Greek Film Production Incentives have attracted already 300 projects, accumulating over 600 million Euros total production budgets.
In May 2024, in order to strength the production of audio-visual works in Greece a new bill has been passed, which will significantly speed-up all procedures and approvals!
Under the new law, the 40% cash rebate remains available for all Greek qualifying expenses related to pre-production, shooting, post-production, animation, and CGI.
Noteworthy updates include:
> The Cash Rebate program is now confirmed to operate indefinitely under the new legislation.
> A minimum annual budget of €55 million is allocated for cash rebate grants, supporting over €175 million in productions annually.
> The rebate cap per project is set at €8 million, with the potential to increase to €10 million for projects that promote Greece.
> Eligible projects include feature films, scripted TV shows, creative documentaries, animation films, and video games. Advertising spots, reality shows, and sports programs are excluded.
> The minimum Greek spend requirement is €200,000 per project.
> For projects with local expenditures exceeding €8 million, the 40% cash rebate will also cover the fees of the international director and two leading actors.