Film Commissions
Film Commissions
Go here to post your Film Commission.
Alberta provides funding for screen-based content creation through the Alberta Production Grant (APG), a unique film production incentive credited against eligible production expenses incurred in Alberta.
- Funding of 25 to 30 per cent Alberta spend for all productions.
- Flexible grant equivalent to a labour-based tax credit of 45 to 55 per cent.
- $5 million per-project cap.
Eligible expenses include:
- Post Production
- Special Effects
- All Alberta Labour
- All Rentals
- Set Construction and Props
- Animation
- Craft Services
- Food and Accommodations
- In-Province Travel
- All Production Services
The APG is accepted at face value at most financial institutions. This means your loan won't be discounted based on what your tax credit might work out to be. We also don't give sales tax rebates because Alberta has no provincial sales tax. You get to keep your money and fill out no forms.
Alberta also offers project-script development support for Albertans. For more information about this program, please visit the Alberta Media Fund (AMF).
Alberta Film, a part of the Government of Alberta, supports the growth, sustainability, competitiveness and business attraction of Alberta's screen-based production industry. The Government of Alberta continues to lead the way in providing support for production having been the first jurisdiction in Canada to both establish a provincial film commission office and offer a film and television incentive program. Today, Alberta Film continues to carry out government's mandate through three key areas:
- Marketing, advertising and event management
- Locations and logistics services including funding and facilitating scouting within the province and supporting film-friendly initiatives
- Industry development and alignment with government
Funding for screen-based production in Alberta is provided through the Alberta Production Grant, a unique incentive based on all eligible production expenses incurred in Alberta.
Brampton has a full spectrum of location options all within a 30-minute drive from downtown Toronto and next door to Canada's busiest airport (Toronto Pearson International Airport). With more than 8,000 small and medium businesses located here, you will find any and all support services your production company will need.
Although a big city, you can find all that you need right here in Brampton. Looking for a small-town feel? Check out our central historic core. Want a remote-looking outdoor location? Take a look at our conservation areas, parks and trails. But that is not all. We have new modern buildings; a historic village; industrial sites; a small ski hill; a live theatre with broadcast capabilities, and so much more!
Toronto is a major North American centre of excellence in the screen-based industries with more than 40 years of international experience in film and television production, and post-production.
The City of Toronto's support for the industry is led by the Film & Entertainment Industries office.
World-class talent in front of and behind the camera. Internationally renowned production and digital media companies. Great studio spaces, excellent suppliers and an ability to double as so many global locations.
These are the reasons Toronto is North America's third-largest screen-based production centre and one of the world's leading producers of great entertainment.
_57b6256acc15f.jpg)
The Columbia Shuswap Film Commission is a full-service film commission representing British Columbia's Columbia Shuswap region.
Our services include scouting, accompanied surveys, script breakdown, community liaison services, and more. We maintain a comprehensive locations database in conjunction with Creative BC.
We are pleased to assist film producers and production companies in finding ideal locations and services within the CSRD. Send us your script or script requirements, and we will respond promptly with a link to a location package prepared specifically for your project.
The Columbia Shuswap region is situated at the northern edge of the Kootenay and Okanagan valleys, stretching west from the Rocky Mountains along the British Columbia-Alberta border to the centre of the province. It encompasses three national parks - Yoho, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke - and the Columbia Mountains, including the Purcell, Selkirk and Monashee ranges.
The landscape is spectacular and varied, offering high alpine mountain peaks, gorgeous small towns, untamed wilderness, lush green valleys, isolated lakefront properties, beaches, and picture-perfect farms. Communities in our region include Revelstoke, Golden, Salmon Arm, Sicamous and also Anglemont, Blind Bay, Carlin, Celista, Deep Creek, Falkland, Field, Mica, Ranchero, Scotch Creek, Seymour Arm, Sorrento, St. Ives and Tappen.
The Columbia Shuswap is located roughly half way between Vancouver and Calgary on the Trans Canada Highway and is easily accessible via airports in Kelowna, Kamloops, and Calgary.
- Production Support -- a full range of location services, production expertise and information resources for producers and production companies doing business in BC
- Tax Administration -- economic initiatives designed to encourage all aspects of motion picture production in BC
- Development Programs -- support for traditional and digital media production activity
- Production Registration -- online registration for projects filming in BC to enable Creative BC to assist with production-related issues
- Industry Expertise -- quality service, information and advice
- Location Resources - gateway to a network of local permitting agencies, regional film offices and other resources that support filming throughout the province
- Reel Green -- information and resources that promote positive environmental practices in BC's entertainment production industry
Phone: 604-730-2732
Email: view contact list
The province of Newfoundland & Labrador offers a Film and Video
Industry Tax Credit which is administered by the NLFDC. It is a fully
refundable corporate income tax credit based on the amount of your
production budget spent on Newfoundland & Labrador labour. The tax
credit is calculated as 40% of the total eligible labour expenditures to a
maximum of 25% of the total eligible production budget. The tax credit
has an additional feature called the "Deeming Provision" wherein
amounts paid to non-residents in key positions may be included in the
tax credit calculation when a qualified resident is not available and the
non-resident serves as a mentor of a resident of the province.
EQUITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
The EIP provides funding in the form of equity investment to eligible
producers for the financing of productions. The NLFDC will normally
provide a maximum contribution of 20% of the total production budget.
In order to access these funds, applicants must be incorporated in the
province and must be owned 51% or more by residents of
Newfoundland & Labrador.
Co-productions with other provinces are eligible to apply for equity
funding if there is a qualified Newfoundland & Labrador producer
sharing the financial and creative risks and rewards throughout the
development, production and distribution of the project. The
Newfoundland & Labrador co-producer must retain no less than a 33%
ownership position in the copyright of the production. For international
co-productions, they must retain no less that 20%.
There are three categories to the NWT Film Rebate Program:
1.NWT Labour/Training Rebate
20 percent rebate for eligible NWT Labour.
An additional 15 percent rebate for Recognized Positions or for NWT Resident candidates receiving on-set training.
2. NWT Expenditure Rebate
20 percent rebate for all Goods and Services that qualify as NWT Spend purchased and consumed in the NWT.
An additional 15 percent rebate for Goods and Services for productions shooting outside of Yellowknife city limits.
3.NWT Travel Rebate
Ten percent rebate for travel to/from the NWT from anywhere in the world (south of the 60th Parallel).
30 percent rebate for travel within the NWT (excluding aerial photography).
More info can be found here: http://www.nwtfilm.com/rebate
20 % cash-back on all expenses
In Quebec, the tax credit is based on all expenditures and the producer is not required to release the film in Quebec. This tax credit corresponds to 20% of all expenditures, with no prescribed limit, paid to Quebec residents or Quebec companies.
At the federal level, you get an additional tax incentive of 16%, net of any assistance, of eligible labour expenditures within Canada (CISP).
Also, a in partnership with the Major Events Office, the City of Quebec offers a 30% discount on the cost of city services provided during filming.
Quebec City offers the charm of European scenery, magnificent landscapes and winter views. Its Film and Television office, as part as the Major event Office, works closely with producers to help facilitate and coordinate their film and television productions by offering quotes, location scouting, a pool of skilled technicians and workers, issuing filming and parking permits and coordinating city services.
- 20 % cash-back on all expenses
- 16 % Labor-based computer-aided special effects and animation & Shooting of scenes in front of a chroma-key screen activities.
- No minimum spend, no caps
In Quebec, the tax credit is based on all expenditures and the producer is not required to release the film in Quebec.
This tax credit corresponds to 20% of all expenditures, with no prescribed limit, paid to Quebec residents or Quebec companies.
For digital special effects (VFX) and computer animation, a 16% tax credit enhancement is added, on extended eligible labor. Equally, filming in front of a green screen is included in the credit enhancement.
At the federal level, you get an additional tax incentive of 16%, net of any assistance, of eligible labour expenditures within Canada (CISP).
YOUR TOTAL EFFECTIVE TAX CREDIT COULD REACH UP TO 38.4%. For further details, please contact us at 514-499-7070 or toll free at 1-866-320-3456.
Please visit our website : http://www.qftc.ca/tax-incentives/information/
The Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) is a non-profit organization that contributes to the development and competitiveness of Quebec as a world-class multi-screen production centre. As an economic development agency, its mission is to generate investment in Quebec by relying on competitive tax incentive programs, the expertise of industry members, architectural diversity, the quality of infrastructure and the industry's ability to export its products to foreign markets.
The QFTC receives support from its Prestige Partners: National Bank, IATSE 514, the Place d'Armes, Intercontinental, Ritz Carlton and Corporate Stays hotels, Technicolor and Miller Thompson, as well as assistance from various federal, provincial and municipal governmental departments.
For more details www.qftc.ca
There are 3 filming zones in BC.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is in the Distant Location Zone.
Tax Credits:
- Federal
- Provincial
- REGIONAL
Also:
- Production Services Tax Incentives
- Digital Animation Visual Effects Tax Incentive
- Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
- Canada Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
For more in-depth information go to:
http://www.creativebc.com/programs/tax-credits/index
The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission is a full-time, full-service film commission representing the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Desert, canyons, grasslands, mountains and resorts are a few of our BC locations.
The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission office is situated in the City of Kamloops.
Our services include:
- free scouting
- accompanied surveys
- location-script breakdowns
- community liaison services
- permit assistance
- ftp sites dedicated to your projects
- local crew
- production support
- awesome and great looking film commission staff
When you film on Vancouver Island, you can take advantage of attractive tax credit schemes from both Federal and Provincial Governments.
Brief Overview of the Film Incentive BC Program (FIBC):
- 33% of qualified BC labour expenditures - basic PSTC tax credit (35% domestic)
- Plus 6% of qualified BC labour expenditures - regional tax credit (12.5% domestic)
- Plus 6% of qualified BC labour expenditures - distant regional tax credit
- Plus 17.5% tax credit for digital animation or visual effects when you post in nearby Vancouver
The Film Location Incentive encourages production companies from outside Yukon to film in Yukon and hire and train Yukoners. Please note - this program is not a tax credit. It is a rebate. Funding is usually released within 8 weeks of the completion of filming in Yukon and submission of required reporting.
Yukon Spend Rebate
Television program, television movie (Movie of the Week), documentaries and feature films (but not commercials) are eligible for a rebate of up to 25% of Yukon spend, provided criteria are met.
Training Program
Productions (not commercials) are eligible for a rebate of up to 25% of wages paid to individuals providing on-set training (techniques and equipment) to eligible Yukon labour.
Travel Rebate
(Available to productions not accessing the Yukon Spend Rebate).
You may be eligible for a rebate of your travel costs from Edmonton, Calgary or Vancouver to Whitehorse to a max of $15,000. Commercials are eligible to apply for this component!
Yukon Rebate Policy and Application Form
