With famously highly qualified crews and ease of bureaucracy, Jordan has long been a key destination for Hollywood productions, with such big-budget pics as “Dune” and “The Martian” using the country’s locations. The kingdom’s newly revamped cash rebate system — which can grant productions a return of up to 45% of local spend plus tax benefits that can add to combined savings of up to 56% — has made the country even more competitive as a fast-growing player in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The Royal Film Commission’s head of production services and communications, Bashar Abu-Nuwar, tells Variety that the country is experiencing an all-time surge of interest. This is not only thanks to the rebate, but also to the commission’s strong efforts to make permits for shooting in Jordan more flexible. Moreover, crews from the U.S., the U.K. and other major European countries don’t…
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