Main Production Office must be located in OKC City Limits.

More than 50% of filming days occur within OKC City Limits.

An applicant can qualify only once per year. Exception may be
made for episodic series. An applicant will be considered the
same for rebate purposes if the entity entitled to receive the
rebate shares any common ownership, corporate officers or
other verifiable affiliation with a previous applicant.

Must scout locations and meet with the Oklahoma City Film &
Creative Industries Office before applying.

Must add OKCFCIO’s Executive Director to distro list during
preproduction and production. Including: Call Sheets, Crew List,
Vendors’ List, Script, Schedules, DOOD’s, Safety Memos, Location Notification Letters and all memos and correspondence
pertaining to the qualifying jurisdiction.

Must provide all necessary documentation for audit of application (including THE FINAL LEDGER AND EXHIBITS) within 90 days of the completion of production. If postproduction takes place in OKC City Limits, this deadline shall be extended until 90 days from the completion of post-production within OKC City Limits.

Display the Oklahoma City Film & Creative Industries Office logo
and identify Oklahoma City as site of filming in end credits.

The Oklahoma City Film Incentive an additional rebate uplift of up to 5% for projects that meet the following criteria:

Feature film projects must have at least $5,000,000 in total qualifying expenditures. Television projects must have at least $500,000.

In order to qualify for the bonus, all projects must:

Filming on an Oklahoma City Sound Stage

Filming more than one qualifying feature film

Filming multiple episodes on qualifying scripted TV series

Conducting post-production activities in OKC City Limits
using local personnel

• Cost of producing and recording music in OKC City Limits and/or licensing music created by Canadian, Cleveland, Grady Lincoln, Logan, McClain or Oklahoma County residents, and any OKC residents residing in Pottawatomie County

• More than 50% of the crew are residents of OKC metro area

• More than 50% of the contracts with vendors that sell or lease
products subject to OKC City sales tax withholding and holding
an OKC sales tax permitare situated in OKC city limits.

• More than 75% of filming days occur within OKC City Limits

• Contracting and purchasing with diverse businesses and
vendors in OKC City Limits

• Qualifying for the Filmed in Oklahoma state rebate program

• Total amount of qualified expenditures for the project

Before applying, productions must speak with Jill Simpson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma City Film & Creative Industries Office and spend a minimum one day scouting.

Applications should be completed and submitted, to include all required information, no later than 60 days before pre-production begins. Principal photography for feature film projects must begin within 180 days of the effective date of an incentive contract and within 90 days for scripted television pilots, scripted television series, and reality programs. Any changes to the start date must be notified and re-certified by Jill Simpson of the Oklahoma City Film and Creative Industries Office and Joanna McSpadden of the City of Oklahoma City.

Applications may not be accepted more than 120 days prior to start of principal photography.

*In order to qualify for the rebate, feature film projects must have  total qualifying expenditure of at least $500,000. Television projects must have total qualifying expenditure of at least $100,000.