Production Incentives

• No employment taxes
• No local income taxes
• Free location assistance (24/7 service, filming approval clearinghouse, fast turnaround time)
• No film permits or film permit fees on all locations outside Fresno City
• No transient occupancy (lodging) tax
  • all hotels/motels in unincorporated area and selected cities, regardless of length of stay; all tax waived countywide for stays over 30 days
• Affordable hotel rates
  • average film rates under $70 per night for 3 star hotels
• No Business improvement/assessment district fees
• No tourism tax/fees
• Enterprise zone business tax incentives
• Free/low cost county-owned locations and film friendly communities
• Affordable travel distance (only 3 hours from zone)
• Affordable local production resources (crew, services and rentals)
• No need for complicated rebate or tax credit programs
• Well-established, one-stop countywide film commission with proven track record and over 100 year's combined experience in Fresno County
  • Member of Film Liaisons In California, Statewide (FLICS) and AFCI
• Over 300 days of sunshine
• Amazing locations, from snow capped high Sierra Mountains and farmland to barren desert-scapes
• A searchable online location database with over 2,000 photos