Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive
From diverse landscapes to a solid crew base and low cost of living, Ohio offers a vast range of incentives for your next production. The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit provides a refundable tax credit that equals 25 percent off in-state spend and non-resident wages and 35 percent in Ohio resident wages on eligible productions.
Eligible productions must spend a minimum of $300,000 in the State of Ohio and may include:
- Feature-length films
- Documentaries (long-form, specials, miniseries, series and interstitial television programming)
- Interactive Web sites
- Sound recordings
- Videos
- Music videos
- Interactive television
- Interactive games
- Videogames
- Commercials
- Any format of digital media
Completed application packet must include:
- Signed Completed Application Form
- Signed Declaration of Material Assistance Form
- Signed Tax Disclosure Form
- Production budget
- Shooting script and script synopsis
- Documentation of financial ability to undertake and complete the project
- Trade secret information summary and justification (if applicable)
Mail a signed copy of your application packet to:
Ohio Department of Development Ohio Film Office
77 South High Street, Floor 29
Columbus, Ohio 43215
For more information, contact the Ohio Film Office at (614) 644-5156 or askohiofilm@development.ohio.gov.