What's the bottom line in location? Literally speaking, it comes down to improving your bottom line. Make it for less in Pennsylvania with a better price-value ratio, tax incentives and free use of state property. We can explain Pennsylvania's economic incentives, mentioned below, step-by-step. Or, call us at (voice) 717-783-3456 and ask about project-specific cost breaks. Let's speak in numbers -- and count the savings.

Creativity in Focus: The Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credit Initiative

Pennsylvania offers a 25% tax credit to films that spend at least 60% of their total budget in the Commonwealth. The program is capped at $75million for the July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 fiscal year. Please review the guidelines and application below for more information on the Tax Credit.

Download Assignment Instructions

Download the Creativity in Focus Film Tax Credit Guidelines

Download the Creativity in Focus Application

Appendix D of the guidelines will be available shortly.

Download Appendix E: Pennsylvania Film Office Logo.

Download Financial Compliance Instructions

Download the Tax Credit Assignment Instructions and Application

To view the Guidelines and Creativity in Focus application, you will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if it is not installed on your computer. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

As of October 1, 2007 the Pennsylvania Film Office can no longer offer the sales tax exemption to filmmakers in the commonwealth. The new $75million tax credit program replaces the sales tax exemption. If you are already using the sales tax exemption for filming, you may not use it effective October 1, 2007. The guidelines for the new Creativity in Focus Tax Credit program, effective July 1, 2007, will be posted shortly.

Free Use of State-Owned Property

Except for extraordinary activities, no department or agency of the Commonwealth may charge a fee or other cost, except the actual costs incurred by the affected department or agency, for the use of State-owned property for the purpose of making commercial motion pictures. We invite you to contact the Pennsylvania Film Office for further explanation of this program.

Contact us to learn more about the talented crew, locations and economic incentives that make Pennsylvania the ideal place for your next production.