Incentives
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Film and TV Production/Post-production Incentives
The DTI administers three types of film and television incentives:
Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive
SA Film and Television Production and Co-production
The South African Emerging Black Filmmakers Incentive (SA Emerging Black Film)
For full details regarding these incentives, click here. To apply for these incentive programmes, please download the guidelines and application forms below.
Click on the relevant document title below to download
Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive
Guidelines: Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive
Application form: Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive
SA Film & TV Production and Co-production (SA Film)
Guidelines: South African Film and Television Production and Co-production Incentive
Application form: South African Film and Television Production and Co-production Incentive
The South African Emerging Black Filmmakers Incentive (SA Emerging Black Film)
South African Revenue Service - The Film Tax Incentive/Allowance
The South African Revenue Service introduced Section 120 of the Income Tax Act in 2012, which provides for an incentive in the form of a tax allowance to stimulate film production. In order to qualify for the tax allowance, taxpayers must meet the following criteria: