FILMING INCENTIVES IN INDIA

Film in India and Get Reimbursed Up to 40% of Your Spend

India now offers one of the World’s most Lucrative Film Incentive programs. Foreign Production companies — from Hollywood to Europe, China to Australia — can avail up to 30% Base Rebate on qualified local expenditure, Plus an Additional 10% Bonus for hiring Indian crew or including Indian cultural content.

Flying Stone Filmz is a FFO-Recognized Line Production Company in India, helping global filmmakers unlock these benefits with complete line production services, legal compliance, budgeting, and documentation support.

India’s Film Incentive Scheme, administered by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Invest India via the Film Facilitation Office (FFO), offers cashback incentives of up to 40% on Qualifying Production Expenditure (QPE) for foreign productions—all the way up to ₹30 crore (USD 3.6 M). This reimburses up to 30% of QPE, with additional bonuses of 5% for:

• Employing ≥15% Indian crew (boosting film crew hire India), and

• Featuring Significant Indian Content.

WHO QUALIFIES?
Feature films, TV/OTT series, documentaries, animation/VFX/post‑production—all through an Indian line producer or service company Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

KEY BENEFITS

• 30% base incentive + up to 10% bonuses

• ₹30 Cr cap—large-scale international line production India projects earn big

• No minimum QPE for documentaries

• Supports line production company India, international filming logistics India, film production support India, camera equipment rental India, and production coordinator India

WHY FILM IN INDIA?

25 states (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Delhi, Assam, Bihar, etc.) offer co-production incentives India, single-window clearances, location support, and production infrastructure - making it easy to access foreign production permits India, line producer for foreign shoots India, and foreign film shoot India advantages.