Alvernia Studios to be closed?
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Alvernia Studios, one of the most famous film studios in Poland, is undergoing restructuring and its future remains unclear, according to Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
The studio's owner, Stanisław Tyczyński, said that it is due to the lack of tax exemptions for film production, similar to those implemented in other CEE countries.
"Unfortunately, the lack of appropriate regulations related to tax exemptions significantly inhibits possibilities for cooperation with the world's largest producers," said Tyczyński. "Poland is one of the last European countries that have not introduced tax breaks for film production, as was done in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Hungary. What is worth noting, in some European countries such exemptions reach even 30 percent," he added.
The studio will lay off 50 employees. It may even be shut down in the future.
Such renowned Polish films as "Bogowie", "Jack Strong", "Miasto 44", "Essential Killing" and "Pod Mocnym Aniołem" were made in Alvernia Studios.
