Some of the best reasons for choosing Georgia as your production location and your production partner:

1. INCENTIVES

Georgia is researching a slate of dynamic and aggressive incentives, including an uncapped 25% cash rebate on Qualifying Local Expenditure. Production in Georgia is VAT exempt and there are further money-saving income tax benefits that come with receipt of the incentive.

2. EXPERIENCE
Georgia has over a hundred years of film making history and the entire population is passionate about movies.

 

3. LOCATIONS
At the crossroads between East and West, Georgia offers a remarkable, accessible diversity of locations. From exotic, balcony-lined alleyways to broad, tree-lined boulevards, from the highest mountains in Europe, to rolling farmlands to the beaches of the Black Sea, from elegant villas to grim, Soviet-era housing projects, Georgia diversity of natural and architectural locations is breath-taking.

4. LABOR
Georgian crews are some of the hardest working in the world; expect your dollar to go further with 12 hour shoot days. Crews are not unionized, but operate with standard contracts and terms of service.

5. FILM INFRASTRUCTURE
From studios, to film processing labs, to special effects and post-production services, Georgia’s production community is supported by a high-quality, cost-efficient, dedicated film infrastructure.

 
6. TBILISI – A YEAR-ROUND BACKLOT
The City of Tbilisi is one big backlot. The city government encourages filming with a low-key approach, limited bureaucratic requirements and a willingness to engage production to make things work.

7. UNPRECEDENTED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Jointly driven by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Economic Development, the Georgian government has demonstrated unprecedented enthusiasm and support for the film sector. Initiatives to support filmmaking include:

8. A GREAT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The Georgian government also prides itself on the great strides it has made in the creation of a transparent and stable legislative environment and a business and investment climate that is world class. Visas and Immigration are straight-forward, customs clearance is swift and efficient, and it takes less than three days to open a business. In fact, the Doing Business 2009 report, covering the period April 2007 to June 2008, noted that out of 181 countries surveyed, Georgia was the:

 

In comparison, France was ranked 31st overall, Hungary 41st, Romania 47th, Italy 65th and Argentina 114th . This means that everything possible is being done to create an environment that expedites rather than hinders your production.

9. ENGLISH
Georgian is hard for foreigners to understand, but English is widely spoken and the Film Commission hosts regular English-for-Film Courses. Georgians are an educated people and adult literacy is ranked #1 in the world.

10. GEORGIAN HOSPITALITY
Georgian Hospitality is legendary; mountains of mouth-watering food, the most delicious wines, fun and friendly people. A stay in Georgia is revelation.