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CANNES 2012 Ireland

Ireland, South Africa ink co-production treaty

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- Many opportunities for Irish and South African filmmakers to exploit

Ireland’s Minister for Arts Jimmy Deenihan and his South African counterpart Minister for Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile have signed the first Irish South African Co-production Treaty for Film at Cannes. The Treaty aims to facilitate greater co-production opportunities between the two countries enabling both to benefit from joint access to local tax incentives, national film funding and broadcaster and regional subsidies. It will also open up access to local markets and create the opportunity to pool industry resources.

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Deenihan said, “Today’s agreement aims to allow Irish filmmakers and production companies to forge closer links with their South African counterparts, for the benefit of both parties. South Africa has a growing film production industry, with recent box office successes to its name, and I would like to see closer links between Ireland and South Africa in growing our joint film sectors into the future.”

Mashatile said, “The creative industry, which includes film, forms part of South Africa’s drive to use the Arts to tell our own stories and more importantly create sustainable employment. This partnership will bring new opportunities for the talent that we have in our country, so that they and the industry, reach its full potential. It will also allow creatives from both countries to share experiences and jointly develop content. South African filmmakers have earned a place on the international stage, through relationships like this one, we will continue to support them and our future story tellers.”

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