Commercial production does qualify for both the Greenlight Oregon and (as of July 1, 2026) the Oregon Production Investment programs.
Commercial projects spending under $1million (and down to $75,000) will need to adhere to the “Local” or L-OPIF requirements (i.e. be produced by an Oregon HQ’d company and utilize at least 80% Oregon residents as cast/crew) and be intended for distribution beyond local and regional markets in order to qualify for L-OPIF.
Commercial projects spending more than $1million in Oregon will need to employ at least 50% Oregon residents as crew and shoot at least 3 days in Oregon in order to qualify for OPIF.
That is a 20% to 25% cash rebate on commercial production work through the OPIF program, paid quickly into your production bank account.
Commercial inquiries and applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to available funding and Section 3 of Chapter 951-002-0010 of OFVO Rules.
These commercial OPIF rebates are all subject to funds being available. And we ask all producers and production companies that are interested in utilizing the OPIF rebates for commercial production work in Oregon to complete this Commercial Production Intention Form as the first step.
On top of that, commercial production also qualifies for the Greenlight Oregon Labor Rebate (“GOLR) program. GOLR can also provide a 6.2% cash rebate on in-state payroll for commercial productions that are spending over $1million (in both payroll plus good & services) in Oregon. There are two ways commercial production companies can qualify:
- If they are spending more than $1million on one commercial production in Oregon or
- If they are spending, in aggregate, over $1million in Oregon on several commercial productions done by the same applicant company in the same calendar year.
Greenlight is specifically a rebate of Oregon W/H taxes actually paid in up to a cap of 6.2% of overall Oregon-based payroll, so Oregon W/H taxes need to be paid in order to qualify for the rebate.
The Greenlight program does not have an annual cap just a per project cap of 6.2% of Oregon based payroll.
Together these commercial incentives are an up to 26.2% cash rebate on work, purchases and rentals in Oregon; below and above the line. And if you plan to shoot outside of the Portland Metro Area there are additional Regional incentives through the R-OPIF program.
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