soft money
noun
chiefly US
: money that is given to a political party rather than to a particular candidate
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How the back of the napkin math works for Eden is that the $55M production cost was reduced down to a net $35M production cost thanks to soft money from Australian tax credits.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
Segal sees digital technologies, film tax credits and other soft money available internationally as providing a financial and creative boost to Hollywood producers to go further afield to shoot projects.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
European soft money funders are also shifting towards funding fewer films but of higher quality.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
The only French soft money the movie tapped into was from the region of Brittany where de Fontenay edited the film.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
Segal sees digital technologies, film tax credits and other soft money available internationally as providing a financial and creative boost to Hollywood producers to go further afield to shoot projects.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
European soft money funders are also shifting towards funding fewer films but of higher quality.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
The only French soft money the movie tapped into was from the region of Brittany where de Fontenay edited the film.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Soft money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20money. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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