COLUMBUS – Want to film a movie in Ohio?
There’s a tax credit for that.
Applications for the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit program are now available.
Created in 2009 to encourage and develop a film industry in Ohio, the tax credit provides a refundable credit of 30% on production cast and crew wages and other in-state spending for feature-length films, documentaries, pre-Broadway productions, miniseries, video games, music videos and more, said Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development.
More than $36 million in funding is available. Applications are accepted online through June 1.
Applications are reviewed and awarded in two rounds. The $40 million available annually is evenly divided between the two rounds plus any rollover amounts from the proceeding period.
Projects are awarded first to television series or miniseries, then to all others, based on the extent of positive economic impact in Ohio and the effect on developing a permanent workforce in motion picture or theatrical production industries in Ohio, Mihalik said.