Co-productions save millions with complex international rules

December 14, 2007 When producer Ehud Bleiberg set about raising the money for his comedy "The Band's Visit" (Sony Pictures Classics), it seemed like a slam dunk. Even with a hefty contribution from the Israeli Film Fund, along with sales to satellite and free television, Bleiberg didn't quite have the capital he needed. If you have a number of points (that meet certain key criteria), you are entitled to get subsidies from the ticket sales in France," Bleiberg explains, "even if you didn't shoot your film there.

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