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South Korea Film Tax Incentive

South Korea film production location

Rate

20-30% (KOFIC location incentive)

Credit Type

Cash Rebate + Tax Credit

Min. Spend

KRW 50M (~$38K) + 3 shoot days

Cap

Subject to annual budget

Project Cap

None specified

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What Films Were Shot in South Korea?

South Korea has attracted major film and television productions with its 20-30% (KOFIC location incentive) cash rebate + tax credit. Notable productions filmed in South Korea include Train to Busan, Parasite, Oldboy, The Interview.

Train to Busan
Parasite
Oldboy
The Interview
Train to Busan
Parasite
Oldboy
The Interview

Filming in South Korea

Behind the scenes of productions shot on location across Winnipeg and Manitoba.

Behind the scenes on Avengers Age of Ultron South Korea filming in South Korea

Avengers Age of Ultron South Korea

Photo: ©Marvel Studios

Behind the scenes on Parasite Bong Joon Ho South Korea filming in South Korea

Parasite Bong Joon Ho South Korea

Photo: ©CJ ENM

Behind the scenes on Parasite Bong Joon Ho South Korea filming in South Korea

Parasite Bong Joon Ho South Korea

Photo: ©CJ ENM

KOFIC Location Incentive

South Korea का principal national incentive for foreign production Korean Film Council (KOFIC) के माध्यम से administered KOFIC Location Incentive है। Official KoBiz page बताती है कि incentive Qualified Production Expenditures का 25 percent cash rebate प्रदान करती है, जिसमें Korean audiovisual companies द्वारा provided pre-production, production, और post-production से directly related Korea में किए गए expenditures, साथ ही Korean activity से directly attributable qualifying cast और crew compensation शामिल हैं।

Incentive Rates

  • 25% Korea में full production के लिए Qualified Production Expenditures का cash rebate
  • 15% उन projects के लिए cash rebate जो Korea में shooting complete होने के बाद submit किए जाते हैं और जो केवल Korea में post-production की process में हैं

Eligibility Thresholds and Caps

  • Minimum days: Korea में पाँच से अधिक shooting days
  • Minimum spend: Qualified Production Expenditures में KRW 400 million से अधिक (specified countries और Asian Film Alliance Network members से जुड़े certain qualifying co-production contexts में KRW 50 million)
  • Annual budget: KRW 896 million
  • Per-project cap: co-production films के लिए KRW 400 million; foreign projects के लिए KRW 300 million

Applicant Requirements

Applicant एक lawfully registered Korean producer होना चाहिए और, foreign audiovisual works के मामले में, non-Korean production company के साथ contract के तहत production services provide करना और Korean production account manage करना आवश्यक है।

Producers के लिए रणनीतिक नोट्स

South Korea को general tax-credit market की बजाय specifically inbound production और co-production पर focused national cash rebate programme के रूप में सबसे अच्छा समझा जाता है। इसकी competitive value rebate की clarity, KOFIC की central role, और किसी Korean producer या service company के माध्यम से project को properly structure करने पर Korean production spend के एक हिस्से को recover करने की क्षमता में निहित है।

Practice में, programme उन productions को strongly incentivize करता है जो Korea में substantial, real work कर रही हैं, न कि merely minimal location activity। Per-project caps का अर्थ है कि KOFIC incentive typically बहुत large productions के लिए primary anchor की बजाय partial financing contribution के रूप में function करता है।

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

South Korea film rebate क्या है?

South Korea 20-30% (KOFIC location incentive) rebate प्रदान करता है, जो Cash Rebate + Tax Credit के रूप में structured है, जिसमें Subject to annual budget का annual program cap है। यह program qualifying local expenditures के एक हिस्से को offset करके film और television productions को आकर्षित करने के लिए बनाया गया है।

South Korea film rebate कितना है?

South Korea rebate 20-30% (KOFIC location incentive) है, जो Cash Rebate + Tax Credit के रूप में structured है। आपकी production जिस exact rate के लिए qualify करती है वह local hiring, filming location, और production type जैसे कारकों पर निर्भर हो सकती है।

South Korea film rebate के लिए qualify करने हेतु minimum spend क्या है?

Productions को eligible होने के लिए South Korea में KRW 50M (~$38K) + 3 shoot days की minimum spend threshold पूरी करनी होगी। Spend में सामान्यतः region के भीतर किए गए below-the-line costs शामिल होते हैं, हालांकि qualifying criteria program के अनुसार अलग-अलग होती हैं — पूर्ण eligibility नियमों के लिए local film office से परामर्श करें।

क्या South Korea film rebate पर कोई cap है?

हां। South Korea program में Subject to annual budget का program-wide cap और None specified का per-project cap है। Productions को जल्दी apply करना चाहिए, क्योंकि allocations सीमित हो सकते हैं।

South Korea film rebate के लिए आवेदन कैसे करें?

Productions सामान्यतः South Korea film office या संबंधित सरकारी agency के माध्यम से आवेदन करती हैं। Applications आमतौर पर principal photography शुरू होने से पहले submit की जाती हैं, जिसमें final certification production पूर्ण होने और qualified spend की audit के बाद जारी होती है। वर्तमान application guidelines, deadlines, और आवश्यक documentation के लिए official film office website देखें।

Last updated April 29, 2026

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3, Sungam-dong, Mapo-gu Seoul 121-270, South Korea

Phone: +82 2 958 7583

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