Jurisdiction Details | Production Incentives

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Washington

EP Services Offered

Eligible Production Types

Feature Films
Scripted Television
Reality Television
Documentaries
Animation
Video Games
Webisodes
Talk Shows
Game Shows
Live Events
Commercials

Location Production Needs

Rural
Suburban
Snow
Tropical
Beaches/Ocean
Mountains
Lakes/Rivers
Deserts
Forests
City

Legislation

RCW 43.365.020

Administrative Guidance

Guidelines and Criteria

Washington Filmworks

Amy Lillard, Executive Director

1904 Third Ave, Suite 228

Seattle, WA 98101

206.264.0667

amy@washingtonfilmworks.org

www.washingtonfilmworks.org

Incentive	15-35% Rebate
Project Criteria	Resident ATL: 30-35% Resident BTL: 30-35% Non-Resident BTL: 15% Minimum Spend: $500K (film); $300K (TV) Project Cap: None Compensation Cap: $50K (non-resident labor) Minimum Filming Days: None
Qualified Spend	15-35% of qualified expenditures. Qualified expenditures include preproduction, production, and postproduction costs incurred in the state of Washington. Additional requirements must be met for certain expenditures to qualify.
Program Guidelines	Annual Cap: $3.5M Sunset Date: July 1, 2027 Screen Credit: Yes CPA Audit: No
Additional Considerations	Loan-out Registration: No Income Tax Withholding: Individual: Not Required Loan-out: Not Required To qualify for funding, each project must at minimum meet the following: A Washington resident must hold at least one of the following positions: Director, Producer, screenwriter. 75% of the paid labor force on a production must be Washington residents. 85% of all production days must take place in Washington State. Productions can receive up to 35% on qualified in-state expenditures for an episodic series with at least six episodes. Documentaries and Reality TV are on a case-by-case basis.