Co-production Treaty between
India & United Kingdom

Specific Conditions

• The maximum number of coproducers for a film shall be four, unless the competent authorities agree otherwise
• None of the co-producers shall be linked by common management, ownership or control, save to the extent that it is inherent in the making of the co-production film itself.
• No more than 20% of the total production cost may be used to source goods and services from a country other than the UK (or an EEA State), India, or the State in which the third party co-producer is established.
• Unless the Competent Authorities agree otherwise, at least 90% of footage must have been specially shot for that film.
• All work on the co-production prior to completion (including studio and post-production work) shall be carried out in the countries in which the party co-producers or third party co-producers are established.
• Individuals participating in the making of the film shall be nationals/residents of the UK (or an EEA State), India, or the State in which the third-party co-producer is established.
• In a coproduction where the co-producers are all party coproducers, the finance-only contribution from the coproducers (taken together) must be not less than 20% and not more than 25% of the total production cost.
• In any other case, the finance-only contribution from the coproducers (taken together) must be not less than 10% and not more than 25% of the total production cost.