Co-Production
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| In one sentence | Two or more companies, often from different countries, teaming up to make a movie together. |
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| Category | Film and Television |
| Related | Financier, Distribution Rights |
Imagine two different schools deciding to put on a play together instead of separately, each one bringing its own students, costumes, and stage space, and sharing both the work and the credit.
A co-production is exactly that kind of teamwork for a movie. In a strict, technical sense, it means a joint production between companies in two separate countries, made official through a co-production treaty between those countries. Today, the word is used much more loosely too, to describe almost any kind of partnership or joint venture between companies making a film together.
Fun facts
- Official co-production treaties between countries can unlock extra benefits, like tax incentives, that would not be available to a movie made by just one country's company alone.
- A co-production often means splitting up Distribution Rights between the partner countries right from the start.
- Co-productions let smaller companies team up to afford a bigger movie than either one could make entirely on its own.