Movies, TV shows get boost from state

Tax credits awarded to projects filming in Ohio

Artists shooting their movies and television shows in Ohio just got a $44 million influx in funding from the state.

On Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Development announced the latest wave of state support, totaling more than $44 million in tax credits for the filming of TV series and feature films across Ohio, according to a release.

Awards are being made through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit Program, which provides a refundable tax credit of 30% toward production, cast and crew wages and other in-state spending for eligible productions. The list of eligible productions includes feature-length films, documentaries, preBroadway productions, miniseries, video games, and music videos.

TV Series receiving tax breaks from Ohio in 2024

Here are TV shows being funded with tax credits in Ohio this year:

An Interesting Life Season Southwest Ohio, $432,300

WWE 2024, Ohio, $1,675,986

Nightmare Transmission Season 2, Ashland/Columbus, $265,247.40

Heartland Horror Chronicles Season 1, Crestline, $129,444

Christmas on Main,

$148,842

Kings

$105,878.25 of

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Feature films that will receive Ohio tax credits

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The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit Program will provide tax credits for more than 15 movie productions in the state this year. They are:

Genesis, Cleveland/Cincinnati, $11,091,686.70

Superthief,Northeast $5,296,260.30

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Alarum, Cincinnati, $5,863,392.30

Epiphany, Cincinnati, $6,052,988.40

Stained Glass,

$3,026,255

The Marshal,

$2,380,988.40

Nutcracker’s Mustache, Cincinnati, $2,008,106.70

The Last of the Big-time Promoters, Southwest Ohio, $985,500

Never Quit, The Todd Crandell Story, Toledo, $1,256,153.40

Harbor Master, Northeast Ohio, $1,113,364.80

Down to

$385,853.70

Oscar’s

$823,269.60

Slay, Columbus, $519,603.60

The Forgotten Chord, Columbus, the

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Columbus,

Cincinnati,

$115,651.50

Heavenly Wickedness, $110,625

Cannonballer, Summit, $148,371

Aimless, Columbus, $93,313.50

How the program works

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Awarded projects total nearly $503 million in production expenses, $146.7 million in total eligible production expenses and are expected to create 530 full-time jobs, according to the Ohio Department of Development. Development received 27 applications for the Fiscal Year 2024 January round, requesting nearly $60 million in tax credits.

Applications are reviewed and awarded in two rounds each year and the program provides $50 million annually, evenly divided between the two rounds. There is $5 million withheld annually from the full amount specifically for Broadway and theatrical productions.

Projects are awarded first to television series or miniseries, then to all others, based on the extent of positive economic impact in Ohio and the effect on developing a permanent workforce in motion picture or theatrical production industries in the state, according to the release.

The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit was created in 2009 to encourage and develop a strong film industry in Ohio. The application and additional program information can be found at development.ohio.gov/film.