Denmark to launch production incentive to lure international film, TV shoots

Denmark has announced a film and TV production incentive which will commence in 2026.

Denmark will allocate $17.5m (€17m, 125m krone) annually to the rebate scheme. 

Although details of the programme have yet to be confirmed, by comparison, “Sweden’s scheme is about half this amount [€9.2m], Finland is allocating €12m and Norway €11.2m” according to the Nordisk Film and TV fond. 

In a statement, Denmark’s minister of culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt said Denmark: "has a huge strategic interest in paving the way for strong film and TV productions.

"I think it’s crazy that a series like ‘Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow’, which takes place in Greenland and Denmark, has been filmed in Latvia, Lithuania and Iceland, all of which have production rebates. It’s a waste of jobs, Danish storytelling tradition and exposure of our fantastic kingdom," he added.

Highlighting this gap in production is Netflix, which has an upcoming slate of 16 productions in Sweden, 6 in Norway, and only 3 in Denmark.

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