American TV Series “Marco Polo" to be shot in Slovakia

The Audiovisual Fund (AVF), which receives requests for support for major film projects, has registered the first binding request from abroad - from The Weinstein Company (USA), which via its subsidiaries wants to shoot the second season of a television series about explorer Marco Polo in Slovakia, the Culture Ministry told TASR on Friday. "The shooting of the Marco Polo series is planned for August of this year. It should take place in the High Tatra and Malá Fatra mountains," stated the Culture Ministry. The overall budget for the second season of the series is €60 million, of which €2 million should be spent in Slovakia. The Weinstein Company is behind successful films such as The King's Speech, The Artist and Woman in Gold. The provision of support for major film production has been facilitated by an amendment to the law on AVF, which now can provide retroactive subsidies amounting to 20 percent of the cost of filming projects that have spent at least €2 million in Slovakia. The bill is aimed at supporting investments in the Slovak film industry and the creation of new jobs.