Why Louisiana?
From urban downtowns to rural country, Louisiana has a variety of settings to shoot any film in. In addition to this diversity of landscapes, Louisiana offers unique tax incentive programs for the film industry that makes budgeting and shooting a film here more financially feasible than any other state.
Tax Credits
The Louisiana Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit offers a 30% tax credit on any investment in Louisiana-produced feature films. An additional 5% is offered for payroll to local labor. The end figure averages around 30% of the film’s total spend.
For Louisiana based investor candidates, the full amount of 30% can be applied to the individual’s personal tax liability; for Louisiana investors lacking a significant state income tax liability, as well as non-Louisiana based investors, the tax credit can be brokered and monetized at 85 cents on the dollar. This is a number backed by the recent revisions with the state law; whereas the state will buy back the credits from production.