2 N.J. Counties Make Pitch for More Film, Tv Productions Using State Tax Credits
(nj.com)
Two counties are ready to yell “action” in an effort to attract more lights and cameras to New Jersey.
The South Jersey Film Office Cooperative is launching a campaign to market the region as a premiere destination for film and television production.
The effort is fueled by a state tax credit program that could reimburse up to 35% of the costs spent on services provided by New Jersey businesses. The new office plans to work with the state’s Economic Development Authority and Motion Picture and TV Commission to help promote the development of soundstages and other permanent facilities to continue to grow the industry.
Officials say the effort will create jobs, demand for services and pride from seeing your hometown on big and little screens.
“It’s an effort to create one-stop shopping for potential film producers,” Camden County Commission Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. told NJ Advance Media. “With the tax credits available to the film industry in New Jersey, we want to take every advantage of the opportunity to attract filming here in South Jersey. “We want to try to get as many movies and TV shows produced here in order to attract new business to our communities.”
By: Bill Duhart
