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CALIFORNIA - San Francisco

United States Main

EP Services Offered

Administration

Tax Credit Financing

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Eligible Production Types

Animation

Commercials

Documentaries

Feature Films

Game Shows

Pilots

Post Only

Reality Television

Scripted Television

Talk Shows

Video Games

Location Production Needs

Beaches Ocean

City

Deserts

Forests

Lakes Rivers

Mountains

Rural

Snow

Suburban

Tropical

Legislation/
Guidance

Incentive20% (labor and expenditures), 100% (City agency fees) Rebate
Qualified Spend

San Francisco offers a refund on labor, goods, services, fees and payroll taxes paid to the City during production of up to $1M per production.

Minimum/Caps
Minimum Filming Days5 principal photography days in San Francisco.
Project Cap$1M
Additional Requirements
Additional Information

The production must spend at least $500,000 in San Francisco. If the project budget is under $3 million, the minimum spend requirement is $250,000.

Film SF

415.554.6241

film@sfgov.org

filmsf.org/incentives

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