Current Incentives

Public Acts

SB 569

1. To be eligible, projects must have expenditures of $100,000 or more.
2. Percentages
   • 27% of direct production expenditures (goods and services purchased in the state)
   • Michigan Personnel Expenditures (resident above and below the line) 32% through January 1, 2015, 27% after January 1, 2015
   • Crew Personnel Expenditures (non-resident below the line) 25% through January 1, 2013 (2012), 20% through January 1, 2014 (2013), 15% through January 1, 2015 (2014), 10% after January 1, 2015 (2015 and beyond)
   • Qualified Personnel Expenditures (non-resident above the line) 27% through January 1, 2015, 12% after January 1, 2015
   • 3% for expenditures at a qualified facility or postproduction facility
3. Payments for MI producers shall not exceed 10% of expenditures, 5% for non-MI producers
4. Not less than 5% of the funding awarded shall be awarded for postproduction expenditures for qualified productions.
5. Application fee equal to .2% of the funding request (minimum $200, max $5,000).
6. The Film Office must process the application within 21 days after the application is complete as determined by the office.
7. Participants receiving production assistance funds will be required to include an acknowledgement provided by the Michigan Film Office that promotes the Pure Michigan tourism campaign or any successor campaign. 
8. Funding may be reallocated at the end of each fiscal year from unclaimed certificates of completion.
9. For interactive games, eligible production company need not possess ownership or legal control of intellectual property rights.
10. A television show may submit an application for no more than two successive seasons, notwithstanding the fact that the successive seasons have not been ordered. 
11. The Michigan Film Office must disclose the identity and amount of all gifts, grants and other donations on its website.
12. The Film Office must submit a quarterly status report to the Legislature. 
13. Commercials are not eligible.
14. Sunsets September 30, 2017.For more information, please contact the Michigan Film Office at 800-477-3456 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Updated 1/3/2012