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Incentives compared

Only programmes we have read at the issuing body’s own page appear here. Each column carries the date we last checked it, because a comparison of stale figures is worse than none.

Abu Dhabi Film Commission Cashback RebateRoyal Film Commission Jordan Cash RebateSoutien a la production etrangere (CCM, Arrete conjoint n 2948-17 as amended)
CountryUnited Arab EmiratesJordanMorocco
Headline rate35% baseline, up to 50% totalRebate starting from 25% up to 45%30% of eligible expenses
Maximum rate50%45%30%
Spend bandsflat rate
250,000–1m → 25%
1m–10m → 30%
10m+ → 35%
flat rate
Minimum spend—250,000 USD10m MAD
Minimum daysnone statednone stated18
CapAbu Dhabi Qualifying Production Expenditure for feature films raised from USD 5 million to USD 10 millionCash back up to USD 5.25M per projectnone stated
Uplift+2.5% to +15% on a scored test+2% to +10% on a scored testnone
Eligible formatsfeature, series, tv, commercial, reality, game show, short, animationfeature, series, commercial, documentary, tv, music videofeature, series, tv, documentary, docufiction, web fiction
Effective from1 January 2025not stated by the source28 March 2022
Last checked21 September 202621 September 202621 September 2026

Rates are shown in the words each body uses. Qualifying spend is defined differently in each country, so equal percentages are not equal money — the programme pages say what each one counts, and what we could not establish.