Production Services

With its broad talent pool, high-end facilities and service providers, light touch regulation and generous tax credit, the UK offers international producers an ideal production base to realise high quality projects. Whether activity is undertaken wholly within the UK or using the UK as a hub for international production, Radius Media supports producers with a range of flexible services to ensure productions are set up to fully capitalise on the benefits available.

Following the extension of the film tax credit to 25.5% of qualifying production costs for film and high-end TV, 29.5% for animation, or 39.75% for independent UK films meeting additional criteria, resulting in an effective cash benefit of 20.4-31.8%,  the UK has become one of the leading international production hubs for producers seeking to elevate their projects and add value. Whether utilised to supplement limited funding or expand the scale of production ambitions, the tax credit enables access to a wide variety of diverse locations, highly talented professionals spanning a range of budget levels, and world-class studio and post-production facilities. 

With a track record that includes using complex multi-party co-productions to access tax benefits on budgets exceeding £50m, Radius Media assists UK and international producers seeking to optimise their funding, from initial budget reviews and co-production structuring through to tax credit certification, exploring loan finance options and working closely with auditors to promptly finalise claims.

Services include:
» Production SPV: establishing a bespoke production company to meet a production's requirements and qualify for the tax credit, including corporate legals, VAT, banking and company admin.

» Co-Productions: assessing co-production options, and if required facilitating co-productions with non-UK countries, whether contractual, formal Treaty (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Israel, Jamaica, Morocco, New Zealand, South Africa and Palestine) or European Convention co-productions.

» Tax Credits: UK film, animation and TV tax credit interim certification applications, compliance during production, final applications and managing the auditing process.

» Personnel - access to competitive equipment quotes, casting services and crewing up (union and non-union).

» Legal & Business Affairs: overseeing production legals, liaising with lawyers, accountants and auditors. More...

» Funding: subject to the project details, access to film tax credit funding, gap finance, post-production deals and regional/ national funding.