Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund Stream I

than 50 per cent of the principal photography is in a rural/non- metropolitan area in Nova Scotia.

Distant Location Incentive: up to 10% percentage points of additional funding will be granted for shoots that film days of principal photography in a Distant Location (measured by the most direct driving distance from Halifax City Hall to the distant location). To be eligible for the Distant Location Incentive, the Applicant Company must be first be eligible for the Location Incentive. The Distant Location Incentive is tiered based on the distance from Halifax City Hall:

1. 7% for distant locations greater than 100 kilometers from Halifax City Hall prorated on the number of days of principal photography in the distant location to the total days of principal photography. (Zone A)
2. 10% for distant locations greater than 150 kilometres from Halifax City Hall prorated on the number of days of principal photography in the distant location to the total days of principal photography. (Zone B)

Shooting Length Incentive: 1 percentage point of additional funding will be granted for shoots (principal

photography) of more than 30 days in Nova Scotia.

7. Nova Scotia Content Incentive

The following additional Nova Scotia content incentives are available separately or cumulatively if the applicable criteria are met.

1. An additional 1.5 percentage points of all Eligible Nova Scotia Costs (as discussed in section 4) will be granted

for productions in which no less than 60 per cent of all Principal Performers, actors, stunt performers, and stunt actors are Nova Scotia Residents. For greater certainty, background performers are not included in this calculation.

1. A further additional 1.5 percentage points of all Eligible Nova Scotia Costs will be granted for all productions that

meet at least three (3) the following specified Nova Scotia–content requirements:

1. Productions with majority copyright ownership by the Applicant Company with Nova Scotian Ownership

and Control of Production.

1. Productions in which a minimum of two Trainees with no prior paid film or TV production experience are

employed for the duration of the production.

1. Productions in which 75 per cent of the post-production work is carried out in Nova Scotia.
2. Productions by a Nova Scotia Resident as producer, who also has been a resident for two years prior to

principal photography.

1. Productions in which the amount of money spent in Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Spend) is 75 per cent of

total production costs and greater than $25,000.

1. The principal writer of the production is a Nova Scotia Resident, or, for a series, the majority of episodes

are written by Nova Scotia Residents.

1. The principal director of the production is a Nova Scotia Resident, or, for a series, the majority of episodes

are directed by Nova Scotia Residents.

1. Eligible Nova Scotia Costs include all expenditures where the good or service is purchased from a Nova Scotia -

based supplier with a permanent physical establishment within Nova Scotia, and is supplied, receipted, consumed or performed in Nova Scotia.

1. A list of eligible expense items is available on the Eligible Nova Scotia Costs Worksheet. If an Applicant has

expenses not explicitly identified as eligible on the worksheet, they should apply to the Administrator for an advanced ruling. The Administrator recognizes that the Eligible Nova Scotia Costs worksheet is not an exhaustive list and will use its discretion to approve otherwise eligible expenses not explicitly identified or where an advanced ruling was not obtained if such expense is deemed required in the normal course of production.

1. Except when approved by the Administrator in advance, producers may claim no more than one (1) Head of

Department/Performer position in addition to being a producer. In these approved instances, total fees eligible for inclusion as an Eligible Nova Scotia Cost for Head of Department/Performer services payable to producers also employed in Head of Department positions will be no greater than 20 per cent of the budget and, in any event, will be within the threshold set by section 3.2, paragraph d). Costs must be consistent and competitive with industry standards.