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Buffalo Niagara Film Commission
The Buffalo Niagara Film Office oversees film, video, television and commercial production as well as still photo shoots in Western New York State. Find information on locations, permits, crews, and more.
Filming in Upstate NY
http://www.nylovesfilm.com/tax-incentives.php
Location Library
Production Resources
A page dedicated to the film offices of the five counties in upstate NY: Adirondack Film Commission, Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, and Schenectady County.
Hudson Valley Film Commission
30% state wide for below the line with an additional 10% (40 total) in specific upstate counties. Post production tax credits start at 35% in Ulster County. Contact us at film commission@me.com for more info
The Hudson Valley Film Commission supports film, video and media production in the Hudson Valley and Catskill areas. Find locations, production services, and more.
Orange County NY Film Office
Film Production Credit:
- 30% fully refundable tax credit on qualified production and post-production expenses incurred during production/post production in New York State.
Post Production Credit:
- 30%-35% on qualified post-production expenses incurred in New York State. This program is for productions which are not eligible for the film production tax credit program.
Commercial Credit:
- 5% on qualified production expenses for commercials and a 20% annual growth credit. Applications submitted annually.
- 30% fully refundable tax credit on qualified production and post-production expenses incurred during production/post production in New York State.
Post Production Credit:
- 30%-35% on qualified post-production expenses incurred in New York State. This program is for productions which are not eligible for the film production tax credit program.
Commercial Credit:
- 5% on qualified production expenses for commercials and a 20% annual growth credit. Applications submitted annually.
Find locations, permits, incentives, area resources, talent and crew, soundstages, and more in Orange County, New York.
Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission
NYS Film Incentive program, with an additional 10% on some qualified spending in this region.
The Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission is the official representative to the film industry on behalf of Monroe County and the Finger Lakes communities. Find locations, production guides, news, and more.
Suffolk County Film Commission
Film Tax Credit Program
The Film Tax Credit Program provides incentives to qualified production companies that produce feature films, television series, relocated television series, television pilots, films for television, and/or incur post-production costs associated with the original creation of these productions.
Eligible production can receive refundable credit of up to 30% of production costs incurred in New York State.
Additional credit may be available for productions with budgets over $500,000 in select NYS Counties.
Eligibility:
The following guidelines are required to qualify for NYS Film Tax Credit Program:
Production must be a feature length film, television series, or television pilot. Productions with budgets of $15 million or more and owned by a publically traded entity must shoot 10% of principal photography shooting days at a qualified production facility. (Television Pilots, and independent productions with budgets of $15 million or less are exempt from this rule)
Television Pilots must film a minimum of one day of principal photography at a QPF. Productions with budgets of $15 million or less and independently operated must film a minimum of one day at qualified production facility. If a production will be filming at multiple production facilities, then 75% of total incurred costs related to filming at production facilities must be incurred at qualified production facility. If QPF requirements are met the following requirements must be met to qualify for pre-production, production, and post-production credit:
If expenditures at QPF total $3 million or less, then 75% of location shoot days (shoot days not filmed in a production facility) must be filmed in New York State. If expenditures at QPF total more than $3millon then all qualified expenditures incurred during production in New York State are eligible for credit. Detailed information and applications can be located
http://www.nylovesfilm.com/tax-incentives.php
The Film Tax Credit Program provides incentives to qualified production companies that produce feature films, television series, relocated television series, television pilots, films for television, and/or incur post-production costs associated with the original creation of these productions.
Eligible production can receive refundable credit of up to 30% of production costs incurred in New York State.
Additional credit may be available for productions with budgets over $500,000 in select NYS Counties.
Eligibility:
The following guidelines are required to qualify for NYS Film Tax Credit Program:
Production must be a feature length film, television series, or television pilot. Productions with budgets of $15 million or more and owned by a publically traded entity must shoot 10% of principal photography shooting days at a qualified production facility. (Television Pilots, and independent productions with budgets of $15 million or less are exempt from this rule)
Television Pilots must film a minimum of one day of principal photography at a QPF. Productions with budgets of $15 million or less and independently operated must film a minimum of one day at qualified production facility. If a production will be filming at multiple production facilities, then 75% of total incurred costs related to filming at production facilities must be incurred at qualified production facility. If QPF requirements are met the following requirements must be met to qualify for pre-production, production, and post-production credit:
If expenditures at QPF total $3 million or less, then 75% of location shoot days (shoot days not filmed in a production facility) must be filmed in New York State. If expenditures at QPF total more than $3millon then all qualified expenditures incurred during production in New York State are eligible for credit. Detailed information and applications can be located
http://www.nylovesfilm.com/tax-incentives.php
Suffolk County Film Commission has information on permits, locations, and funding as well as production resources.
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