The government of Mauritius established itself as a Leading Country for Film Production with its newly introduced Double Deduction Film Tax rebate and an existing Cash Film Rebate of up to 40%.

Mauritius, located in the Indian Ocean, is a captivating destination for shooting TV commercials. With its exquisite natural beauty, film incentives, diverse culture, and developed infrastructure

Identical Pictures specializes in providing quality and cost-effective solutions to all of your filming requirements. Your ONE-STOP-SHOP Film Production with own state of the art film equipment and more than 60 years of combined experience in filmmaking.

As affordable as South Africa, Mauritius offers a wide array of locations, including exotic jungles, modern cities surrounded by turquoise beaches, stunning volcanic mountains, and many more tropical sceneries. Mauritius can easily double for the Caribbean, parts of Europe, India, and Asia.

Spanish Netflix announces the release date and the official poster for Amor de Madre, "Honeymoon with my Mother" the new comedy directed by Paco Caballero and starring Quim Gutiérrez and Carmen Machi for the first time together.

Identical Pictures Ltd has been awarded the Most Innovative Film & Photo Production Company in the 2021 Event of the MEA Business Awards, hosted by MEA Markets.

Mauritius with one of the strongest Film Rebate Schemes in Africa and South Africa with the most experienced film Crews, are joining hands for future productions in the Indian Ocean territories as Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Reunion Island, and Madagascar.

Set on an island resort in East Africa (Mauritius), the lighthearted film stars singer and actress Christina Milian, Sinqua Walls, and former SNL cast member Jay Pharoah.

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, showcasing innovative factors in building the "SmartParadise"

Identical Pictures heartily thanks the NETFLIX US crew and cast for the great days spent during the film shoot in Mauritius. Directed by Steven Tsuchida, Cast: Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Wells

AMOR DE MADRE - Honeymoon with my Mother is a feature film written by Adolpho Valor and Christobal Garrido, two of the top Spanish comedy writers, and directed by Paco Cabellero.

Congratulation to Nicole Garcia for the nomination for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival for "Lovers" mainly filmed in Mauritius (November 2018 - April 2019).

Identical Pictures is pleased to announce that the feature film, partly filmed in Mauritius in August 2019, which it service produced, was award a special Silver Bear at this year’s Berlinale in late February 2020. It won a Special Jury Prize, and was well received by audiences and Jury alike.

Over eight exciting weeks, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are once again primed to discover the UK’s best amateur cook. The finalists’ first daunting culinary challenge is on the island of Mauritius - a gastronomic melting pot that fuses the cuisines of Africa, Europe, China and India to create a style of cooking that is truly unique.

AGENT, the 13 part drama series, filmed in Mauritius, and South Africa, is available now across the world on several platforms. It launched on Netflix on 20th December 2019, the SABC1 on 8th May 2020 and the French language version on Canal + International on 13th April 2020.

A glimpse of Coup de foudre à l'ile Maurice (a television feature film for TF1 in France) currently filming on location in Mauritius.

Panther’s latest in demand Dolly, the S-Type in now available to rent from Identical Pictures here in Mauritius.

It can be argued that the sonic aspect of cinema is as important as its visual side. Sound complements image- and can even change its meaning and the way we see it- with a touch of its own.

When ARRI decided to go Wireless, the ARRI SXT Plus was replaced by the Fully Wireless, 35mm Format Film-Style Camera: the ARRI SXT W. The integration of wireless video, with wifi, ECS wireless lens and camera control and interference-free operation between video, wifi and ECS radios, make the ARRI SXT W an innovation in the world of cinema.

MyCuisine collaborated with Gunsmoke Productions and, two weeks ago, Babette was in Mauritius with the Identical Pictures team to shoot her cooking show for a week. We shot her recipes at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, got fresh fish from local fishermen and found ingredients at the Port-Louis market.

The mission of the Economic Development Board (EDB) is to facilitate investment on the island. Since 2013, thanks to the Film Rebate Scheme set up by the board, 103 film projects have been approved and 61 produced in Mauritius. For the years 2018-2019, a Film Promotion Fund of Rs500 million per year has been structured to promote our Film industry.

The DJI Zenmuse X7, together with the DJI Inspire 2, is used by film professionals all over the world to deliver astonishing, industry-standard images. This drone exceeds our expectations and we are proud to announce this asset to the services we provide.

The film incentives set up by the Mauritian government incorporate post-production, including 3D, so that the rebate also applies to production companies who wish to complete post-production for their films on the island.

Serenity full feature Hollywood film will be entirely shot in Mauritius between mid of July and end of August. Many Hollywood stars including Uma Thurman, Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey will be in Mauritius Island for the Film Shoot. "Serenity" is a thriller about a fishing boat captain whose past threatens his sense of reality on a small Caribbean island. Mauritius Island has been chosen instead of Dominican Republic as July-August is the cyclonic period there. Mauritius island has been chosen as it is an island where many facilities exist for feature film production. Steven Knight will direct this first hollywood film to be entirely shot in Mauritius.

It’s clear that animals form an integral part of Film Production. Many companies around the world have exclusively dedicated themselves to casting animals for films in order to offer productions their specific desires. Identical Pictures has collaborated several times with renowned animal wranglers specialized in animals for films around the world. With time, the company has cultivated throughout handling the casting of Animals a consequent registry of professional animal trainers.

Making a commercial or a film is no easy task but it's a lot easier today thanks to the Qtake. For all of those hard hours delved into the making of your masterpiece, you are sure to want to get a grip to ascertain that all of your footage is safe, stored, taken care of and easily manipulated. Ever had the best take on your camera and sighted at a corrupted recording ?

Serving your film production needs on the Isles of the Indian Ocean since 2009, Identical Pictures and it’s professional crew has pinpointed the exhausting list of missing equipment in the region and has narrowed it down so much that, today in 2016 we are able to say that we are your One Stop Shop for Film Production in Mauritius, the Maldives and the Seychelles. We are proud to announce that we have this year equipped Mauritius, Seychelles and Maldives with the first Arri Alexa Mini of the region.

As a Service Production Company, We are committed to always provide you with the best high-end equipment for your Video Productions. Identical Pictures made it a must to visit the Cinec 2016 Exposition and Awards in Munich.

Profoto has been our leading photo equipment partner for as long as we can remember and we are constantly impressed by their innovative contribution to the photographic Industry. They have though out the years proved to make the impossible, possible; and today is no exception.

You want to win a cash prize and also contribute to promote Mauritius on International level?...

Film Production Mauritius by a leading company: Identical Pictures Ltd, the specialists in making sure you receive Film Production incentives for your TV Commercial, Documentary or Feature Film.

Thanks to our great cast and crew who pulled through on this shoot to bring something truly spectacular together.

A Sneak Peak of recent Catalogue Shoot

We Have just received our first stock of new Profoto lighting Equipment, eager to send them out to the next big shoot.

A couple of weeks ago, Weekly Mauritius published a complete article about the Mauritius film rebate scheme, and how it looks like it has performed better than expected. Rather than summarizing it, take the time to real the full article :

Last month, IdenticalPictures ltd. launched a photo contest opens to all amateur and professional photographers. The aim of this contest is to get the best pictures of Mauritius island, which will be published in the luxury coffee table book Cool Escape Mauritius, printed and published by TeNeues.

For more than 50 years TeNeues, a German publishing house, has produced finely illustrated calendars. Over time they have diversified their publications to include a series of high-end guide books, including ‘Cool Escapes’ and ‘Cool Cities’. TeNeues is now a leading international book publisher.

Harley Davidson recently organized the biggest bikers venue in Mauritius Island. More than 40 Harley owners joined together for a day-long road trip around the island. The trip started in the North, near the Anjalay Stadium, went through the Moka mountain range, the savanna-style Albion's landscape and ended at Shanti Mauritius.

Searching for talented people to work on your projects is one of the main work of IdenticalPictures. We want to offer you a full spectrum of services, including young and talented Mauritians.

Happily launched a brand new website https://www.identicalpictures.com in Jan 2014

The Government of Mauritius has introduced a new film incentive scheme ready since January 2013. It is available to both local and international filmmakers in the form of a rebatescheme of up to 30% on qualifying production expenditures incurred in Mauritius.

The AscTec Falcon 8 is an optimized high performance flight system. Performance means for us, that you can safely use the system anytime. Our flight stabilization is the fastest in its class, perfect for a smooth (video) flight even with full payload in high wind speeds up to 10 m/s or for aggressive maneuvers. The propulsion system has a high safety margin.

IDENTICAL GOES GREEN. PGA Green Unified Best Practices Guide: It represents the best current strategies for green production, based on the experience of a wide range of producers working in the field today to achieve sustainability in motion picture and television production. This guide was created to help independent producers and

Impressions from Mauritius & Seychelles and Maldives Islands: