• Tax Credit

    Up to 40% and more

  • Competitive Film Production Tax Credit

     

    *Data as of 2021 supplied by filmbatonrouge.com

     

    Everything you love about filming in Louisiana is still here — great crews and stages, amazing locations and one of the most generous tax credits in the world, offering as much as 40% on qualified spend. With a $150M annual production cap, Louisiana remains one of the best places to shoot your next project.

     
     
    BATON ROUGE FILM SALES TAX REBATE

    2%

    Sales tax rebate in E.B.R. Parish

    $1 MILLION

    Parish spend threshold to qualify

    $500,000

    Per project cap

    $2 MILLION

    Allocated for the program per year

  • FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LOCAL INCENTIVES:

  • State Incentives

    Motion Picture Production Tax Incentives

    $300,000

    Minimum spend to qualify for Louisiana film tax incentives

    5%

    Additional base tax credit for shooting outside New Orleans

    25%

    Base tax credit for qualified expenditures

    15%

    Additional credit for Louisiana wages

    10%

    Additional base tax credit for productions with expenditures between $50K - $3M that are based on a Louisiana resident screenplay

    5%

    Additional credit on VFX expenditures for services performed in the state

    5-YEAR INITIAL CERTIFICATION​

    For scripted television series

    88%

    Tax credits can be transferred back to the state for 90% of face value (a 2% transfer fee results in an 88% net)

    $150,000,000​

    Annual amount of tax credits issued

  • LOUISIANA IS THE ONLY STATE THAT NOW OFFERS COMPANY-BASED INCENTIVES

     

  • Qualified Entertainment Company Tax Incentives​

    A Qualified Entertainment Company (QEC) gets tax credits for full time, permanent jobs. A QEC is a company directly or indirectly engaged in the distribution of audio and/or video entertainment content for public consumption. A QEC must create five new quality jobs.

    15%​

    For each new job for wages equal to or greater than $45K/year, up to $66K per year for W2 employees

    20%

    Credit for each new job for wages equal to or greater than $65K per year for W2 employees

    $1,000,000

    Maximum amount per year of credits granted to a QEC

    $200,000​

    Maximum qualifying individual salary per person per year

  • FIND OUT MORE ABOUT STATE INCENTIVES:

  • Contact Us

    Highway 68 ORWO studios Jackson, Louisiana 70748 United States
    225-658-8808
    225-658-8808
    hello@orwo.studio

  • Competitive Film Production Tax Credit

    Everything you love about filming in Louisiana is still here — great crews and stages, amazing locations and one of the most generous tax credits in the world, offering as much as 40% on qualified spend. With a $150M annual production cap, Louisiana remains one of the best places to shoot your next project.

    25%

    25% base credit for qualified expenditures and an additional 15% credit for LA wages

    10%

    Additional 10% on base credit for a Louisiana resident screenplay

    5%

    Additional 5% on base credit for filming outside the New Orleans MSA

    5%

    Additional 5% on VFX expenditures for service performed in the state

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    MAXIMUM TAX CREDIT OF 40% OF THE BASE INVESTMENT

     

  • Tax Credits for Full Time, Permanent Jobs

    Louisiana is the only state in the nation that now offers a company-based incentive. A Qualified Entertainment Company is a company directly or indirectly engaged in the distribution or development of audio and/or video entertainment content for public consumption. A QEC must create five new quality

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    15% credit for each new job for wages equal to or greater than $45K/ year, up to $66K/yr

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    20% credit for each new job for wages equal to or greater than $66K/yr

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    Maximum qualifying individual salary of $200K/person per year

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    Maximum amount of $1M per year of credits granted to a QEC

  • Investing in a Homegrown Industry

     

    Building a sustainable industry requires investment in local talent and product. The new film incentive program encourages investment in and production of Louisiana content.

     

    • An additional 10% on total eligible spend for productions with expenditures between $50K-$5M that are based on a Louisiana resident screenplay
    • Lowered spend threshold allows indigenous productions to take advantage of the credit program
    • A matching grant opportunity for Louisiana filmmakers
    • A requirement that productions participate in a “career based training program”

  • Money for Workforce & Business Development

    Louisiana’s new film tax credit program has a built-in funding mechanism designed to provide real dollars for Louisiana filmmakers, workforce development and companies that want to invest in Louisiana. A 2% transfer fee for credits that are sold back to the state at 90% of value will be dedicated to programs that help build an indigenous entertainment industry

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    Deal Closing Fund

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    Loan Guarantee Program

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    Louisiana Filmmakers Grant Program

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    Education & Workforce Grants

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