Summarised Abroad Possibilities Research

Abroad Possibilities

This is a summary of all the research we have found. All of this is necessary for our presentation. We have also provided links underneath each specific part of research to show were we found out about it.

From our previous research we have found out that to get work within animation it is best looking abroad for the experience. This is usually because of the tax rebates that other countries get. In England we get no money support for creating an animated film, this is why most business will look abroad for animators as it will be cheaper.

We had a look around to find out the tax rebates that each country gets and this is what we found:

England: 0%

Ireland: 28%

France: 20%

Germany: 20%

Hungary: 20%

Iceland: 20%

Malta: 22%

USA: there tax rebates are dependent on each state

A tax rebate is when the government will provide you with a specific percentage of the films cost. This means within countries like France and Germany the government will pay 20% of the cost of the film as backup. This was done throughout countries to help keep animation afloat as it was in trouble.

Main link as to were we found all of the tax rebates and information. This has many sub links to each countries film commission giving information about why they are doing this.

http://www.afci.org/incentives/europe.htm

Peter Dodd: Within our questionnaire we asked Peter about how he first goes into animation work. He told us that to get work within animation he had to go abroad to find the experience. His first job was also producing storyboards and props; this shows that even though he had to go abroad for work he still couldn’t get straight into animation. When he was finding his first job within this industry, the country was also in a recession. This is pretty much exactly the same state we are in now, so this is a perfect insight on how difficult it is to get a job.

Peter Dodd also said that there are many jobs available in France at this point in time. This is because of the tax rebate that France provides.

Peter Dodd questionnaire question 7,8: http://aaronandrichardspb.blogspot.com/2010/11/questionnaire-peter-dodd.html

Richard Collins