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The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) is designed to build the economy through the moving image industry by creating jobs in Texas. TMIIIP provides qualifying film, television, commercial, video game, animation, visual effects and extended reality (AR, VR, MR) productions the opportunity to receive a cash grant based on a percentage of a project’s eligible Texas expenditures, including eligible wages paid to Texas residents. Grants vary by budget levels and types of productions, and are issued upon completion of a review of the project’s Texas expenditures.
The TMIIIP incentive is in addition the state sales tax exemptions on essential production items and hotel occupancy tax exemption for 30-day or more consecutive stay. Texas spending can include eligible pre-production, production and post-production expenditures. For complete information on current state incentives please visit the Texas Film Commission Incentives Overview page at this link: https://gov.texas.gov/film/page/tmiiip
The new Houston Feature Film Incentive Program (HFFIP) is designed to help attract narrative feature film and scripted television series production to the Greater Houston region. Administered by the Houston Film Commission, a division of Houston First Corporation, the HFFIP is a rebate program with funds for approved projects distributed after completion.
HFFIP award amounts are limited to 10% of approved Houston area spending (as verified by the Houston Film Commission of financials including total amount of funds spent on local City of Houston region spend). Additionally, the maximum rebate for any single project is US$100,000.00. HFFIP applications will be evaluated by the Houston Film Commission and selected in accordance with the program guidelines. For complete information on the HFFIP please visit this link to download the HFFIP Overview & Requirements: LINK HERE.
*The HFFIP application will be shared project-by-project after meeting with the Houston Film Commission about the feature film or television series.
For questions and additional information, please contact:
Alfred Cervantes
acervantes (@) houstonfilmcommission.com
713-853-8957
