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Post-Production in the UK: How to Maximize the Tax Credit for VFX

Lean about the VFX enhancement within the Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and what it means for your bottom line—even if you don’t film in the UK!
May 7, 2026
Joseph Chianese, Lloyd Gunton, Neil Hatton MBE, and Roopesh Parekh, panelists for EP's webinar on the UK AVEC VFX tax credit uplift

The UK’s enhanced tax rate of 29.25% for VFX is reshaping where major productions are choosing to work. If you’re producing anything with significant visual effects, you won’t want to miss this webinar.

In this session, EP’s Joseph Chianese and Lloyd Gunton, are joined by special guests Neil Hatton MBE (CEO, UK Screen Alliance) and Roopesh Parekh (Producer, Stargate, Vision Quest), for a practical discussion breaking down the VFX enhancement within the Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and what it means for your bottom line—even if you don’t film in the UK!

The panel covers: 
- What the VFX uplift is and how it works
- How VFX fits into the larger AVEC framework
- Qualification criteria and how the credit is calculated
- Why the UK government introduced the uplift, and why it matters now

Whether you're considering bringing post and VFX to the UK for the first time or are already working with UK companies, you’ll walk away knowing exactly how to maximize your claim.

Runtime: 57 min.

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