It is worthwhile for you to invest in cinema and television productions in Israel for several reasons:

1. There are talented and original filmmakers in Israel, whose films are received positively around the world.

2. Israel has a developed infrastructure of production companies, studios and media, among the most sophisticated in the world.

3. Israel has diverse and unique sites for filming, within a relatively small geographical area.

4. Israel has detailed regulations that require broadcast agencies to invest in cinema and television productions, which creates many sources of funding for the cinema and television industry.

5. The State of Israel supports the cinema industry with 80 million ILS annually, most of which is allocated to the film and television industry through film funds, including the NFCT.

6. Israel grants foreign investors tax benefits, as defined by law.

7. Israel is a signatory on co-production treaties with many other countries, which makes it possible for Israeli film funds to support co-productions that comply with the provisions of the relevant treaties.

To date, Israel has co-production treaties with the following countries:

• • Australia 
  • Austria 
  • Ukraine
  • Italy 
  • Estonia
  • Argentina
  • Bulgaria
  • Belgium 
  • Brazil 
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • India
  • Hungary 
  • Greece
  • New Zealand
  • Spain 
  • Poland 
  • Portugal
  • Czech Republic
  • France 
  • Canada 
  • Kosovo
  • Romania
  • Sweden 

More information on the Israel Film Fund website

• If you are a foreign producer and wish to find local team members, you can refer to this page on our website, which contains a link to a comperehnsive spreadsheet of local professionals.