*The Jacksonville Qualified Film & TV Production Incentive Program is a tiered rebate. Qualified film and television projects may fall into one of two tiers, each with their own qualification criteria as follows:

Tier 1

A 15% rebate for direct qualified expenditures. To qualify, the production must:

- Have between $400,000 to $1,000,000 of qualified expenditures. The maximum reimbursement is $150,000, based off $1,000,000 of qualified expenditures.
- Incur a minimum of $400,000 of qualified expenditures if the production is a film, television episode, television pilot, or television series.
- Film at least 60% of the production days in Duval County.
- Employ Duval County residents for at least 50% of the cast and crew. workforce.
- At least 50% of vendors must be Duval County businesses, with 10% classified as Micro Small Businesses (fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees).
- Include the City of Jacksonville logo and “Filmed in Jacksonville” in the credits.
- Provide promotional stills and marketing materials to the JFTO prior to the release of the production. The production must acknowledge that the materials may be used by the JFTO for their website and other marketing efforts.
- Must accommodate one official set visit from the Film Commissioner and City officials, upon request.

Tier 2 

A 20% rebate for direct qualified expenditures. In order to qualify, the production must:

- Have over $1,000,000 of qualified expenditures. The maximum reimbursement is $400,000. Rebates of $200,000 or more require approval by the City Council.
- Film at least 60% of the production days in Duval County.
- Employ Duval County residents for at least 50% of the cast and crew.
- At least 50% of vendors must be Duval County businesses, with 10% classified as Micro Small Businesses (fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees).
- Include the City of Jacksonville logo and “Filmed in Jacksonville” in the credits.
- Provide promotional stills and marketing materials to the JFTO prior to the release of the production. The production must acknowledge that the materials may be used by the JFTO for their website and other marketing efforts.
- Must accommodate one official set visit from the Film Commissioner and City officials, upon request.

Commercials

A 15% rebate, capped at $150,000 per Production Project, for direct qualified expenditures. In order to qualify, the production must:

- Have a minimum of $75,000 of direct qualified expenditures in Duval County.
- Film at least 70% of the Pre-Production & Production days in Duval County.
- Employ Duval County residents for at least 55% of Cast and Crew.
- At least 50% of vendors must be Duval County businesses, with 15% classified as Micro Small Businesses (fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees).
- Set up production offices and/or soundstages, if applicable, in Duval County.
- Provide promotional stills and marketing materials prior to the release of the production to the Film Commissioner and municipalities for use on their website and other marketing efforts.
- Accommodate one official set visit from the Film Commissioner and City Officials.

Jacksonville provides three production rebate programs, each with different qualifying criteria and rebate amounts:

Film & Television Program
– Tier 1: $400,000 min. Duval spend, 15% rebate capped at $149,999
– Tier 2: $1,000,000 min. Duval spend, 20% rebate capped at $400,000

Commercial
– $75,000 min. Duval spend, 15% rebate capped at $150,000

Fostering Filmmakers Grant Program
– $10,000 grant for Duval County filmmakers
– Must provide proof of matching funds (min. of $10,000)
– Up to 3 grants available per year