A French partner in the Indian Ocean
A Réunion-based company to help develop, produce and deliver projects in collaboration with French partners.
PARTNER BRIEF · CO-PRODUCTION
LA RÉUNIONSOUTH AFRICA.
One ocean. Stories to share.
Over The Moon Productions develops and produces fiction from Réunion Island. We are looking to build co-productions with South African partners, around our projects and theirs.
01 / TWO FILMMAKING CULTURES
Build the film together.
A creative partnership first: the story, the people and the production shape the structure. Funding supports that shared vision.
Complementary skills
Location scouting, crews, filming and logistics in Réunion, with a workflow built alongside South African crews and facilities.
Stories that travel
Films rooted in their territories, developed to connect with audiences beyond their borders.
02 / A FIRST PROJECT
SHARKS
FICTION FEATURE · IN DEVELOPMENT
SEEKING A PARTNERA project connecting Réunion Island and South Africa, for which we are seeking a South African co-production partner.
- Production
- Over The Moon Productions
- Director
- Christophe Hamon
- Writer
- Benjamin Lacaze
Project presentation and partnership discussions available on request. Financing, rights and production responsibilities will be developed together.
SPEAK WITH BENJAMINOur first conversation around SHARKS also opens the door to other feature films and series.
03 / TWO WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
The right structure for the project.
Choose a route to see the relevant schemes and the points to check.
- The 2022 France–South Africa agreement applies subject to joint admission by the CNC and NFVF.
- Contributions generally range from 20% to 80% per partner; cinema exceptions of 10–90% require both authorities’ approval.
- Creative and technical contributions must reflect the financing. Provisional approval before filming, final approval on completion.
Admission opens access to national schemes under their own rules; it does not guarantee funding.
Official sourceSCHEMES TO CONSIDER
Funding on both sides.
Each scheme depends on the project, applicant, qualifying expenditure, timing and the authority’s decision. Grants and rebates cannot simply be added together.
RÉGION RÉUNION
CO-PRODUCTIONWriting, development and production
Up to €300k
Cinema feature production · selective grant
A possibility for projects meeting regional eligibility and local spending requirements.
Conditions and points to check
Writing: up to €15,000 for a series or feature. Fiction/animation development: up to €15,000, capped at 50% of development expenditure; combined development + pilot/mock-up support has a separate €40,000 ceiling.
The regional table lists production rates of 40%, 45% or 50% of local spend excluding VAT. The project’s funding limits and any bonuses must be confirmed.
The overall public-aid intensity ceiling is not a guaranteed grant rate: a South African co-production does not guarantee funding for 100% of Réunion expenditure.
CNC · FRANCE
CO-PRODUCTIONFrench film tax credit
30% / 20%
Possible rates, subject to conditions and approvals
To be assessed with the French delegate producer, considering language, production locations and qualifying expenditure.
Conditions and points to check
Production must mainly take place in France, subject to accepted exemptions. Official co-production status alone does not secure the credit.
The qualifying base is capped at 80% of the French financing share. Public grants allocated to qualifying expenditure are deducted under CNC rules. Maximum credit: €30 million.
CNC · FRANCE
CO-PRODUCTIONInternational tax rebate · TRIP
30%
For a foreign work using a French production services company
A separate route subject to CNC approval and a cultural test, based on qualifying French expenditure.
Conditions and points to check
Minimum French expenditure: €250,000, or 50% of the worldwide budget if it is below €500,000. The five-day French shooting requirement applies to live action, with specific exceptions.
The 40% rate is restricted to qualifying VFX-heavy live-action fiction: at least 15% of shots processed and a €2 million French VFX expenditure threshold. It is not a general uplift. Maximum credit: €30 million.
Reserved for works not admitted to CNC production support. TRIP cannot be combined with the domestic French film tax credit. Qualifying expenditure starts when the CNC receives the application.
THE DTIC · SOUTH AFRICA
CO-PRODUCTIONProduction incentives
To confirm
Programme under review · assess with the South African partner
The guide distinguishes official co-production from foreign production services. Availability and applicable rules must be confirmed before commitments are made.
Conditions and points to check
The 2025/26 guide describes a 35% rebate on qualifying South African co-production expenditure, capped at R25 million, with expenditure, filming, company and creative-contribution conditions.
Director and talent nationality conditions may require an exemption at provisional approval. A French director therefore means the rebate cannot be treated as secured.
The 25% foreign scheme has its own thresholds, including R15 million of expenditure and filming-day/location conditions. The 19 August 2026 notice announces a review; it does not establish a general suspension of new applications.
NFVF · SOUTH AFRICA
CO-PRODUCTIONCertification and selective funding
Application-based
Two separate processes
NFVF is the South African co-production authority. Its development and production funding has separate calls and eligibility criteria.
Conditions and points to check
NFVF asks for provisional certification applications at least 30 days before filming. Prepare the co-production agreement and contribution split with the CNC.
Certification is neither a grant award nor a payment commitment.
CNC · INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
CO-PRODUCTIONAide aux cinémas du monde
Project-specific
A selective possibility to assess separately
The director’s nationality, original language and project structure must fit the current guidelines.
Conditions and points to check
Having a South African co-producer or co-writer does not, by itself, establish eligibility. No ACM eligibility is being claimed for SHARKS at this stage.
ACM cannot be combined with TRIP or certain CNC selective cinema preparation/production grants. Funding ceilings are not promised amounts.
Build the plan together.
Confirm the project’s foundations, then apply in the right order. Where money is spent and how much each co-producer contributes are separate questions.
Story & rights
Share the project, clarify the chain of title and each partner’s role.
Structure & schedule
Agree contributions, expenditure, production tasks and pre-shoot approval applications.
Funding & commitments
Obtain authority confirmations, secure commitments and plan payments according to the agreements.
04 / START A CONVERSATION
Shall we co-produce?
A meeting about SHARKS, a project you would like to bring us, or a first question: let’s talk directly.
TAKE THE BRIEF WITH YOU
SOURCES & LAST REVIEW
An independent brief based on public sources. Conditions, available funding and schedules must be confirmed for each project. This presentation focuses on fiction features; series and other formats have their own schemes and conditions.
- CNC · France–South Africa co-production agreement (2022)
- Région Réunion · Tableau des dispositifs · PDF
- CNC · Crédit d’impôt cinéma
- CNC · Tax Rebate for International Productions
- NFVF · Co-productions
- the dtic · Incentive schemes guide 2025/26 · PDF
- the dtic · Film incentive programme notice (19/08/2026)
- CNC · Aide aux cinémas du monde