Spanish govt to offer incentives to Indian filmmakers

MUMBAI: The Spain Tourism Board has decided to offer incentives to attract Bollywood filmmakers.

The Spanish government will offer tax deduction of 18 per cent of the total production cost of the films that are shot there. The decision was taken after the success of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara that was completely shot in Spain.
 
The Spain Tourism Board has also invested $1 million to promote the country in India.

The success of the film has sparked Indian tourists‘ interest in traveling to Spain and so far 53,000 Indian tourists have visited Spain this year, showing a growth of 35 per cent.

Spain Tourism Board is targeting 80,000 Indian tourists this year.