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title: "Oregon Film: Key Facts"
description: "![Oregon Film](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ORfilm-logo.svg) ![Oregon Made Logo](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ORmade-logo.svg) ### Key Facts 1. Cash Rebate: 25% to 26.2%, with further uplifts for shoots in non-urban regions. 2. Fast Turnaround: Rebate paid within 4 to 6 weeks from receiving audit materials, one of the quickest…"
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updated: "2026-07-31"
category: About Oregon Film
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# Oregon Film: Key Facts

![Oregon Film](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ORfilm-logo.svg)

![Oregon Made Logo](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ORmade-logo.svg)

### Key Facts

1. Cash Rebate: 25% to 26.2%, with further uplifts for shoots in non-urban regions.
2. Fast Turnaround: Rebate paid within 4 to 6 weeks from receiving audit materials, one of the quickest payouts in the US.
3. Oregon has no Sales Tax: One of only 5 states without a sale tax, an immediate savings of 5-9% on all in-state purchases.
4. Crew Depth: 3 to 5 crews with experience on lower budgeted indies to large scale, network television series.
5. Locations, Locations, Locations: Oregon has a broad and accessible selection of locations not far from major airport hubs. This includes cities, small towns, rivers, snow capped mountains, deserts and ocean beaches.
6. Easy In & Easy Out: Portland International Airport is 20 minutes from downtown and has been awarded the Best Airport in the US numerous times.

### Why Choose Oregon?

- Cash rebates, no waiting.
- Production friendly, experienced and responsive.
- Location, location, location.
- Indie friendly.
- Over a century of production history.

### Programs & Acronyms Decoded

- "OPIF" - [Oregon Production Investment Fund](https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregon-production-investment-fund-opif/), our main incentive program.
- "GOLR" or "Greenlight" - [Greenlight Oregon Labor Rebate](https://oregonfilm.org/article/greenlight-oregon-labor-rebate-golr/) program, an additional labor rebate available to projects spending more than $1M in Oregon.
- "L-OPIF" - [Local Oregon Production Investment Fund](https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregons-local-lower-budgeted-incentives-or-l-opif/), a portion of the larger OPIF program dedicated to lower budgeted, locally produced projects.
- "R-OPIF" - [Regional Oregon Production Investment Fund](https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregons-regional-or-r-opif-incentive-uplift/), a portion of the larger OPIF program dedicated to "regional" work done outside of the Portland Metro Zone.

### Contact for Productions

- Tim Williams, Executive Director. [tim@oregonfilm.org](mailto:tim@oregonfilm.org)
- Jane Ridley, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Community Programs. [jane@oregonfilm.org](mailto:jane@oregonfilm.org)
- Nathan Cherrington, Financial and IT Manager. [nathan@oregonfilm.org](mailto:nathan@oregonfilm.org)
- Dallas Brown, Project Manager. [dallas@oregonfiln.org](mailto:dallas@oregonfiln.org)