The Oregon Production Investment Fund offers qualifying film or television productions a 25% cash rebate on production-related goods and services paid to Oregon vendors and a 20% cash rebate of payroll’d wages paid for work done in Oregon including both Oregon and non-Oregon residents. The labor portion of this rebate can be combined with the Greenlight Oregon program for an effective labor rebate of 26.2%.
A production must directly spend at least US $1million in Oregon to qualify. There is no per production cap.
OPIF is a capped annual fund of $20million for the July 1 to June 30 fiscal year and no single project can receive more than 50% of the OPIF fund in any fiscal year.
Interactive media work & post production only work from Oregon-based companies can also qualify for the OPIF program, however, non-scripted work does not generally qualify – please contact us at shoot@oregonfilm.org for more information.
It is also important for producers utilizing the Oregon incentives program to familiarize themselves with the state laws regarding Independent Contractors; which can be found on the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry website. Incentives cannot be paid to companies and projects which are in conflict with state laws.
Equipment not being rented or purchased from within Oregon and then billed through local “pass through” companies is not considered qualified incentivized spending.
- OPIF Rebate Application Form
- Hiring Data Worksheet – Individual
- Hiring Data Worksheet – Company Wide
- Incentive FAQs
- OPIF Sample Letter of Intent
- Filing Your OPIF Rebate Audit Paperwork: What NOT to Do
- OPIF Statute ORS 284.367
- OPIF Statute ORS 284.368
- OPIF Administrative Rules
Oregonians: To find out more on how to contribute to the OPIF program, read this article on our annual Tax Credit Auction