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.
OVERVIEW & PRODUCTIONS
Mauritius has become one of the new and upcoming international filming locations since the film rebate was recently adjusted from 30% to 40%. The breathtaking island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean was the main filming location for the hugely successful 2021 Netflix Original film Resort to Love. Even the scenes set in New York were filmed on the island, using some streets in the capital city, Port Louis.
LOCATIONS & PERMITS
Mauritius is growing in popularity thanks to a generous filming incentive worth up to 40%, reliable local crews, dramatic and varied backdrops, and stunning landscapes - modern cities, forests, mountains like you’d find in Europe, turquoise sea, jungles and palm tree beaches, which make Mauritius the perfect all-in-one filing destination. And Identical Pictures can help with getting your production fully supported from casting, scouting, budgeting, permits, film crews, insurance, line producers, film rebate application, recons, completion bonds.
INFRASTRUCTURE & CREW
Mauritius has a track record in hosting productions from all over the world, and there are several full-service production companies in the country to support them. Identical Pictures is undoubtedly a stand-out with its prominent Mauritius-based producers and highly skilled and reliable crews. Its own state of Art Film Equipment Rental house and its own Film Studio. There are also an increasing number of South African crew members moving to Mauritius.
TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS
The island is about 61km long and 45km wide, with an area of 1,864square kilometres, making it slightly smaller than Tenerife or Maui, Hawaii. The archipelago has a population of 1.57 million people (in 2022) and the highest population density in Africa. All major airlines fly into Mauritius, with Emirates alone flying from Dubai to Mauritius up to 14 times per week, including one daily flight to Mauritius on the iconic A380 aircraft. Most visitors arrive in Mauritius by plane at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) International Airport in the southeast, which now has a slick new terminal building.
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Identical Pictures offers film financing through the Mauritius Film rebate Scheme up to 40%. Due to our strong relationships with our financial institutions, we secure interim and bridge finance for our Film Rebates. In addition, we can support international productions with additional GAP and Equity financing. Our Service Film Production provides the following formats: Feature films, drama series, all forms of television, TV Commercials, documentaries, stills and photoshoots, games and all kinds of integrated multimedia productions.
UP TO 40% FILM REBATE ON
FEATURE FILMS & TV SERIES
30% Rebate on high-end international TV Commercial & Music Videos with a minimum QPE of USD 30,000.
Feature films, TV Series, TV Movies, Post-Production: If Mauritian spend is between US$ 100,000 and US$ 1 Million, Rebate is 30%.
If Mauritian spend is over US$ 1 Million, Rebate can go up to 40%.
Mauritius is one of the very few countries globally that has introduced a 30% Film Rebate Incentive on TV Commercials and up to 40% on Feature Films, TV-Series etc.
Identical Pictures Service Film Production is based on the tropical island of Mauritius. Through the Mauritius Film Rebate, we can offer TV Commercial producers up to 30% cashback on all national and international costs incurred.
Identical Pictures has provided extensive production services on numerous feature films, drama series, television shows, and commercials.
The Mauritius Film Rebate Scheme is a project of the Economic Development Board (EDB), in association with the Mauritius Film Development Corporation (MFDC). The scheme is open to both local and international filmmakers. The purpose of the Film Rebate Scheme is to stimulate the interest of filmmakers and encourage them to shoot in Mauritius.
MEDIAVISION is based in Mauritius and offers a wide selection of Film Rental Equipment for both long and short term rentals to the film, television, and TV commercials industries. Our equipment team is ready for your technical questions, contact us: on +230 5940 0049, +230 434 1286 or info@mediavision.mu
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