Filmmakers in Cork have slammed the region's exclusion from a tax break designed to encourage filmmaking outside Dublin, warning that it could undermine the growth of the film industry in the county and threaten jobs. A 5% Regional Uplift tax break received EU approval earlier this week. However, Cork has been excluded from the scheme which, according to local filmmakers, puts the region at a competitive disadvantage. Rossa Mullin, head of the Film in Cork group which supports productions locally, said they are "shocked at the egregious exclusion of Cork city and county" from the programme. There won’t be an incentive for homegrown talent to stay in Cork and it will be even harder to attract talent to Cork.

Source: Irish Examiner July 18, 2019 14:03 UTC