Filmmakers who choose Pennsylvania will now be eligible for a 20 percent film production tax credit for the production expenses they incur.
The new tax credit, signed into law by Gov. Ed Rendell Tuesday, is available on feature films, television series and television shows at least 15 minutes or longer that are intended for a national audience. At least 60 percent of production expenses must be incurred in Pennsylvania.
Wages and salaries, construction, operations, editing, photography, sound synchronization, lighting, wardrobe and accessories and the cost to rent facilities and equipment are all eligible production expenses.
The Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Film Office will jointly administer the credit.
In 2003, filmmakers and their projects injected more than $107 million into Pennsylvania's economy, the governor's office reported.