Memphis & Shelby County Film & Television Commission
Please contact us for information about available filming incentives.
Tennessee Film, Entertainment & Music Commission
Comprehensive NEW incentive program effective now. CASH REBATE! Multiple plans can be combined for up to 32% return! 17% program is combined with 15% HQ plan. HQ plan includes P&A. Please contact us for details or see website for current info.
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17% FILM/TV PRODUCTION REBATE
A 17% rebate, generally calculated upon the total qualified production expenditures in the State of Tennessee (“Qualified Expenses”), to production companies headquartered outside of the state who incur at least $500,000 of such expenses within a 12 month period and production companies headquartered within the state who incur at least $150,000 of such expenses within a 12 month period. (Payments to individuals have a $250,000 salary cap.)
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•HEADQUARTERS LOCATION
A 15% refund calculated upon Qualified Expenses that are necessary for the production of a theatrical film or television project in Tennessee. In order to qualify for the 15% refund the production company must be headquartered in Tennessee and it or its subsidiary must incur at least $1,000,000 in qualified expenses in the state. Also covers P&A.
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•OTHER INCENTIVES
Free use of State-owned property, Hotel Tax Exemption and Ground Transportation Waivers.
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•Please visit our website for additional info.
Texas
Dallas Film Commission
Texas’ Production Grant program and upfront, hassle free tax exemption on items related to production. State tax rebated on hotel stays of 30 days or more. Dallas’ low cost permits (when required). Skilled, hard working crew. Low cost diverse locations. Large infrastructure with recourses rarely found between the coasts in the 4th largest metropolitan area in the USA. We are offer a very cost effective bottom line.
El Paso Film Commission
Grant. Upon eligibility, 5-15% of qualifying local spend or 8-25% of wages paid to Texas residents if > 25% of filming days are in “underutilized areas,” the grant is increased by 2.5% for the local spend option or 4.25% if the wage option is selected; the incentive is tiered based on local spend. For further details, log on to web site.
Houston Film Commission
Texas Film Commission
The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program offers qualifying feature films, television programs, commercials and video game projects the opportunity to receive a payment of 5-17.5% on eligible Texas spending upon completion of a review of their Texas expenditures. Texas also offers up-front sales tax exemptions on most items rented or purchased for direct use in production; as well as refunds of the 6% State Occupancy Tax on hotel rooms occupied for more than 30 consecutive days; and refunds on Fuel Tax paid on fuel used off-road.
Utah
Moab To Monument Valley Film Commission
Park City Film Commission
The State of Utah offers film incentives.
Please contact them at 800-453-8824/801-741-4540
or www.film.utah.gov
Utah Film Commission
Effective July 1, 2009 through July 1, 2010, the MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE FUND, will give a post-performance rebate of production dollars spent in the state of Utah. An approved production will be rebated 20% on every dollar spent in the State of Utah. A production must spend a minimum of $1,000,000 in the state to qualify. Starting July 1, 2009 the State of Utah will offer a 20% tax credit or a 20% cash rebate for qualifying productions. For more information, contact our offices at 800.453.8824.
The SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION allows film, television and video productions to take a sales tax exemption at the point of sale on machinery and equipment. The TRANSIENT ROOM TAX EXEMPTION is an exemption for sale and use tax and all sales-related taxes for accommodation charges for a stay of 30 consecutive days or longer.
Utah Valley Film Commission
We have an incentive for productions that use hotel rooms in Utah Valley.
Vermont
Vermont Film Commission
Vermont strives to make the business climate for filmmakers as appealing as the state itself. In addition to Vermont’s beautiful countryside, picturesque towns and classic four-season weather, the state also offers valuable incentives to filmmakers. Vermont’s two longstanding tax incentives, hotel stays of 30 days are tax-free, as they have long been, and sales and use tax is exempt on goods and services used in the making of a film, television or commercial. Also, out of state performers are guaranteed to pay no more income tax in Vermont than they would in their home state, including none if their home state has no income tax.
Virginia
Virginia Film Office
Virginia’s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund offers a performance–based incentive that provides a cash rebate at the Governor’s discretion. The state’s new media incentive legislation took effect July 1, 2009 and will benefit the Motion Picture Opportunity Fund. The legislation provides for a fee on all movie and video game rentals in Virginia hotels and motels.
Rebates are awarded based on several factors including length of filming in the Commonwealth, jobs created, trainees hired, and goods and services purchased. The rebate will be paid to qualified production companies after physical production and upon completion of a report of Virginia expenditures. Additional state incentives include an exemption from state sales and use taxes as well as an exemption from hotel taxes for stays of 30 days or more in some localities. In most cases, state-owned locations are provided free of charge.
The Film Office assists in negotiating other free or low cost locations that have historically resulted in significant savings to productions shooting in the state.
Washington
WashingtonFilmWorks
Offering up to a 30% return on all qualified in-state expenditures (including Washington based labor and talent), WashingtonFilmWorks offers cash back in 30 days after submitting Completion Packages. In order to qualify the production company must meet the following in-state spending thresholds:
– $500,000 Feature Films
– $300,000 Television
– $150,000 Commercials
WashingtonFilmWorks is now accepting applications year round and has $8M to offer in 2009.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
State Sales and Use tax off rental equipment, services and all taxes off vehicles used in production
Seattle permits $25/day INCUDING city owned property.
For more detailed information about the program please visit www.WashingtonFilmWorks.org <http://www.WashingtonFilmWorks.org> .
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