1. Czech producers ring the alarm over rebates.
The Czech industry raked in $218 million from incoming productions last year — a 56% year-on-year increase. But those gains could be tenuous unless the government gives the country’s 20% cash rebate a boost to keep pace in a competitive region, industry groups warned this week in Karlovy Vary. “Now, I think production companies are really experiencing a good period. But unless the incentives grow, the production could move elsewhere,” says Rosak.