Florida
Florida Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment
Florida’s Film, TV and Digital Media incentive, effective July 1st, 2009, is a cash rebate of 20% during the off-season (6/1 to 11/30) for most productions, and 15% the rest of the year. It features a low threshold of $625,000 in FL expenditures to qualify, with the maximum rebate per production of $8,000,000. There’s an additional 2% rebate for family-friendly productions meeting specific criteria. There is a dedicated queue for FL independent filmmakers, with a low threshold of $100,000, and one for interactive digital media. Commercials and music videos have a threshold of $100,000 per production, to reach a combined threshold of $500,000 to qualify for the incentive. Applications are available online at www.filminflorida.com, and are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis year-round. For information on Florida’s incentive programs, feel free to call the Florida Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment at 850-410-4765 or in Los Angeles at 818-508-7772.
Florida also offers a STATE SALES TAX EXEMPTION of 6% valid on certain production purchases and rentals.
Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Film Commission
Qualified productions during fiscal year 2006-2007 may receive a cash rebate of up to 15% of their Florida qualified expenditures, up to a maximum of $2,000,000, provided they spend a minimum of $850,000 in Florida on Florida cast, crew, businesses and vendors. Details on the incentive program can be found online at www.filminflorida.com.
There is no state sales tax on qualified motion picture and television production equipment purchases and rental, or on goods manufactured or produced in Florida for export outside of the state. The application process is quick and easy! For more information, or to apply click on http://www.filminflorida.com/ifi/incentives.asp.
Jacksonville Film & Television Commission
Florida Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive State Sales Tax Exemption
Jacksonville Tourist Development Council Grant Program
Metro Orlando Film & Television Commission
-Florida Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive
-Florida Entertainment Industry Sales Tax Exemption
Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission
Millions of Dollars of Production Money
For more information on state incentives, please call the Governor’s Office for Film & Entertainment Commission at 877.352.3456, or visit http://filminflorida.com/ifi/incentives.asp
Free Production Space
The G-Star School of the Arts for Motion Pictures and Broadcasting, a Florida non-profit corporation educating students through motion picture and television production, offers an extraordinary incentive package at no charge to filmmakers. G-Star School of the Arts has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art motion picture studio. Completion is scheduled for 2010.
Fully Equipped Studios, Soundstages & Professional Support Services
Film friendly Palm Beach County is home to six studios and soundstages complemented by state-of-the-art equipment and amenities.
Free 24-Hour Services Including One-Stop Permitting
The FTC offers services including assisting with accommodations, crew, locations and production services.
Palm Beach County Film & Television Incentive Grant Program
The Palm Beach County Office of Economic Development has created a fund making up to $150,000 available to a film/television production studio or a technology company with a multi-media focus that relocates to Palm Beach County.
Talented Local Crew Base
For more information on any of the incentives mentioned, please contact the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission at 561.233.1000/800.745.FILM (3456) or go t
Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office
CASH IN on Florida’s $25 Million CASH REBATE. It also includes a queue for commercials, music videos and video production as well as motion pictures of just about all types and sizes. See the info below.
St. Petersburg-Clearwater Area Film Commission
Soft incentive packages available locally to qualified projects. State entertainment incentive fund, available July 1 (go to filminflorida.com for details). Statewide sales tax exemption on sales tax for most purchases and leases used in production (certificate application available at filminflorida.com).
Tampa Bay Film Commission
Please visit our Governor’s Office of Film and Entertainment for more information regarding incentives at www.filminflorida.com.
The City of Miami Beach, Office of Film and Event Production Management
* One free vehicle beach access pass for each permit.
* Half price vehicle beach access passes from June 1 to September 30.
*Up to 10 free vehicle beach access passes and remaining at half price when production demonstrates 100 or more Miami Beach hotel room nights.
* Free Convention Center Parking for production and cast/crew vehicles when no scheduled conventions or load in/ load out.
Georgia
Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment
Incentive Program: 30% tax credit effective now. 20% tax credit with a $500,000 min. spend on qualified production and post production expenditures. Provides an additional 10% tax credit for inclusion of GA promotional logo. Additionally, Georgia offers a point of purchase sales tax exemption for qualifying productions. Please contact us for details.
Savannah Film Commission
30% tax credit effective now. 20% tax credit with a $500,000 min. spend on qualified production and post production expenditures. Provides an additional 10% tax credit for inclusion of GA promotional logo. Additionally, Georgia offers a point of purchase sales tax exemption for qualifying productions. Please contact us for details.
Hawaii
Big Island Film Office
Incentives for Film, Television, Commercials, and New Media. 20% refundable tax credit on money spent in The Big Island. Check out the Hawai’i Film Office web site for details about this program, and investment tax credit programs as well.
Hawaii Film Office
There are two different tax credits that may be applied to television, film and digital media production in Hawaii: The 15-20% Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit (Act 88, HRS 235-17) which is a refundable tax credit that gives a rebate on expenditures made in Hawaii by a television or film production and the High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit (commonly known as “Act 221,” Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, or “Act 215,” Session Laws of Hawaii 2004), which is applicable to a television or film production company that establishes a long-term presence in Hawaii.
Honolulu Film Office/Island Of Oahu
INCENTIVES FOR FILM, TELEVISION, COMMERCIALS and NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION:
Refundable tax credit of 15-20% on your Hawaii spend. Please visit our website for links to information on our Basic Refundable and Investment tax credits available to production from the State of Hawaii.