Film Tax Credit Program
First Come, First Serve
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Eligibility
- Feature films, television series, or television shows of 22 minutes or more in length, intended for a national or regional audience filmed and produced at a cultural venue receiving State funding
- 60% of the total film production expenses must be incurred for services and goods purchased through vendors authorized to do business in New Jersey, or
- Qualified film production expenses (expenses incurred in New Jersey for the production of a film) must exceed $1 million per production
- Qualified film production expenses incurred for services for use at a sound stage or other location that's located within a 30-mile radius of the intersection of Eighth Ave./Central Park West, Broadway, and West 59th Street/Central Park South, New York, NY eligible for 30%
Not Eligible
- Productions featuring news, current events, weather, and market reports or public programming, talk show, sports event, or reality show
- Productions that solicit funds
- Productions primarily for private, industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes
Benefits
Tax credits up to 35% of qualified film production expenses.