Previously a cultural test was applicable to qualify for financial aid. Since January 2016, the Estonian Film Institute opened a new cash rebate programme that aims to encourage better cooperation between local and foreign film producers to shoot films and high-quality television series on the Estonian soil. Depending on the eligible project costs, receiving the maximum intensity of support is subject to a requirement to involve at least one or two Estonian creative workers in the project, such as scriptwriters, directors, cinematographers or actors/actresses.An English translation of the regulation is available for download at: http://filmestonia.eu/index.php/film-estonia-cash-rebate/