This August Media Inc. Magazine ran an article explaining the recently approved increase of Oregon’s film incentive. The higher incentive cap will go into effect this year and guarantees even more film jobs and larger productions for Oregon. Please consider sharing this article with your Washington legislators.
It was a bumpy, exhausting, arduous ride—but for those in the Oregon production industry, it was well worth it.
On July 8—the final day of the 2013 legislative session—the House of Representatives passed House Bill 3367 to increase the state’s film incentive, known as the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF), from $6 million a year to $10 million. This is $2 million less than what Governor John Kitzhaber, an ardent supporter of the bill, had been pushing for, but is still a major win for the local film industry…