Film Incentive Directory - Los Angeles Times

Film Incentive Directory

_{“Location, Location, Location.” These simple three words may be known universally as the guiding principle of real estate, but they are equally important in film production.}

_{Southern California remains the epicenter of film and its many decision-makers, yet many hotspots both in the U.S. and globally now vie for the attention of modest productions to huge blockbuster films.}

_{Yet with so many options available, how do production companies make an informed choice?}

_{In this inaugural International Film Incentive Directory, LA Times Studios and Publishing offers a guide to these many options. You’ll find locations worldwide that are offering the chance to host productions large and small organized by region, including eligible production types, contact information and gorgeous location photos.}

_{If you are a representative of a film commission that did not participate in this year’s guide, you can find information on how to be in next year’s guide}_HERE_.

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REGIONS

ASIA/OCEANIA | CANADA | EUROPE | LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN | MIDDLE EAST | UNITED STATES

ASIA + OCEANIA

A photo of palm house at botanic garden in Adelaide, Australia.

AUSTRALIA

Ausfilm

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Erin Stam

A photo of the Heritage Buddist temple Borobudur complex in Yogjakarta in Java, indonesia.

INDONESIA

Bali Film Center

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Events

Contact: Deborah Gabinetti

A phot of Busan, South Korea skyline at Haeundae District.

BUSAN, KOREA

Busan Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: KANG Sungkyu

A photo of beautiful green scenery of Nepal in summer.

NEPAL

Film Development Board

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Commercial

Contact: Chiranjibi Guragain

A photo of the view from the cave at Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel in New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Philippa Mossman

A photo of Thi Lor Su waterfall in Thailand at the tropical forest, Umphang District, Tak Province, Thailand.

THAILAND

Thailand Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Advertising, MV, Documentary

Contact: Udom Matsayawanigul

CANADA

A photo of beautiful seascape under a cloudy sky in Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada

VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver Island North Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Brandon Lepine

A photo of Aurora Borealis over lake at Yellow Knife, Canada.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Northwest Territories Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Commercials

Contact: Camilla MacEachern

A photo of the small village of Capstick at the north tip of Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia.

NOVA SCOTIA

Screen Nova Scotia

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Laura Mackenzie

A photo of the Toronto, Canada skyline at dusk, viewed from Toronto Island park.

ONTARIO

Ontario Creates

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Justin Cutler

A photo of fall foliage in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Ottawa Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series

Contact: Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos

A photo of two old grain elevators in Neidpath, Saskatchewan, Canada

SASKATCHEWAN

Creative Saskatchewan

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Documentary

Contact: Remi Dufour

EUROPE

A photo of a sunset near Tatev monastery, Armenia.

ARMENIA

Cinema Foundation of Armenia

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, Documentary

Contact: Gohar Sargsyan

A photo of a view of the Hvar town, Hvar island, Dalmatia, Croatia.

CROATIA

Filming in Croatia

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series

Contact: Tanja Ladović Blažević

A photo of art pavilion and fountain in Zagreb, capital of Croatia.

ZAGREB, CROATIA

Zagreb Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series

Contact: Mia Pecina

A photo of a view of the city center of Menton on the Côte d'Azur in France.

FRANCE

Film France-CNC

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, VFX

Contact: Daphné Lora

A photo of Mairie de Vincennes, the town hall of Vincennes near Paris, France.

PARIS, FRANCE

Film Paris Region

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Lola Legros

A photo of sand beach and historical Old Town in Mediterranean resort Sitge

IBERIA

PSN-Production Service Network

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Events, Unscripted

Contact: Michael Moffett

A photo of Kirkjufell at sunrise in Iceland.

ICELAND

Film in Iceland

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film TV/Series VFX

Contact: Einar Tomasson

A photo of aerial view over the St. Anne Park in Dublin, Ireland.

DUBLIN CITY, IRELAND

Dublin City Council Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Drones, Advertisements

Contact: Lynn Daly

A photo of Portas da Cidade, the city symbol of Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel Island in Azores, Portugal.

PORTUGAL

Portugal Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series, Documentary, Post-production

Contact: Ana Marques

A photo of buildings of Wesendonck Villa in Rieter Park in Zurich, Switzerland

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Film Commission Zurich

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series, Commercials

Contact: Dino Malacarne

LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN

A photo of Grumari Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Rio Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Daniel Celli

A photo of rock formation called The Bath on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Documentary

Contact: Natalie Olivia Hodge

A photo of an aerial view of lush green forests covering Cinchona mountain in Heredia, Costa Rica.

COSTA RICA

Costa Rica Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Marysela Zamora-Villalobos

A photo of Maracas Beach in Trinidad and Tobago.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Trinidad and Tobago Film Company

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series

Contact: Leslie Ann Wills-Caton

MIDDLE EAST

A photo of the inside of Ajloun Castle in Jordan.

JORDAN

The Royal Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, Short Film,
TV/Series

Contact: Mohannad Bakri

UNITED STATES

A photo of the historic Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.

MOBILE, ALABAMA

Mobile Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Commercials, Music Videos, Video Games.

Contact: Keli Shirazi

A photo of Cathedral Rock Reflection Sedona, Arizona.

ARIZONA

Arizona Film & Digital Media

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Commercials (Note: Animation/Web/Virtual must be filmed On-Location or produced at a Qualified Production Facility)

Contact: Matthew Earl Jones

A photo of a scenic drive through colorful Aspen trees in Colorado.

COLORADO

Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Arielle Brachfeld

A photo of sunrise at the Venice Florida boat launch.

FLORIDA

Film Florida

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: John Lux

A photo of Athens, Georgia, USA.

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Athens, GA Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Commercials

Contact: Jeff Montgomery

A photo of Entrance gate to Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia.

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Savannah Regional Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series

Contact: Walker Dalton

A photo of a bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MINNESOTA

Explore Minnesota Film

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Melodie Bahan

A photo of Elephant Rock State Park in Belleview, Missouri.

MISSOURI

Missouri Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Andrea Sporcic-Klund

A photo of the Bodie Island Light Station in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA.

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Guy Gaster

A photo of a sunrise View of Portland, Oregon.

OREGON

Oregon Film

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual, Documentaries, Commercials, Interactive, Post-production, VFX

Contact: Tim Williams

A photo of Seminary Ridge at Gettysburg, PA.

PENNSYLVANIA

Central Pennsylvania Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Johntrae Williams

A photo of Pennybacker Bridge, Austin, Texas

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Austin Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, Short Film, TV/Series, Web & Virtual

Contact: Brian Gannon

A photo of Arches National Park Utah USA.

MOAB, UTAH

Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Feature Film, TV/Series

Contact Name: Bega Metzner

A photo of an Appalachian Homestead Cabin along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.

VIRGINIA

The Virginia Film Office

Production Types Eligible for Incentives
Animation, Feature Film, TV/Series

Contact: Andy Edmunds