New York State Subsidy Tracker
Tracking the State’s Growing Portfolio of Business Subsidies
New York Film Tax Credit
Gave out $206.6M in subsidies.
Tax credits to film and television production companies for production expenses incurred in New York State. More information.
The state changed disclosure provisions for the Film Production Tax Credit program in March 2013. Before that, the state did not report the amount that each project received in benefits, so no data is available prior to that period. Years represent the date when applicants filed for the credit.
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100 Largest Subsidies Issued By This Program
Year | Time Period | Company | Jobs Promised Initially | Jobs Reported To Date | Value |
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2014 | Annual | BOOTLEG PRODUCTIONS INC | 3565 | $19.4M | |
2013 | Annual | SHADOW INFIRMARY PRODUCTIONS LLC | 3014 | $15.7M | |
2013 | Annual | EYE PRODUCTIONS INC | 3772 | $15.5M | |
2013 | Annual | WARNER BROTHERS | 2861 | $11.0M | |
2013 | Annual | TVM PRODUCTIONS INC | 2406 | $10.5M | |
2013 | Annual | WARNER BROTHERS | 3231 | $10.5M | |
2014 | Annual | LADY PRISON PRODUCTIONS INC | 3573 | $10.3M | |
2013 | Annual | LADY PRISON PRODUCTIONS INC | 3404 | $9.9M | |
2014 | Annual | POSSIBLE PRODUCTIONS INC | 2485 | $8.0M | |
2013 | Annual | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | 2749 | $7.7M | |
2013 | Annual | NURSE PRODUCTIONS INC | 2689 | $6.6M | |
2014 | Annual | HALF A YOGHURT PRODNS LLC | 2467 | $6.3M | |
2014 | Annual | FTP PRODUCTIONS LLC | 1940 | $5.0M | |
2013 | Annual | BROOKLYN SOUTH INC | 1700 | $4.9M | |
2013 | Annual | ARCHOVER PRODNS LLC | 2116 | $4.4M | |
2014 | Annual | TVM PRODUCTIONS INC | 1440 | $4.3M | |
2014 | Annual | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | 1251 | $2.4M | |
2013 | Annual | HACKER PRODUCTIONS LLC | 1279 | $2.3M | |
2014 | Annual | SIGGCO INC | 93 | $2.2M | |
2014 | Annual | NBC STUDIOS LLC | 744 | $2.2M | |
2013 | Annual | SLOW PONY LLC | 890 | $2.2M | |
2013 | Annual | FOTOKEM | 1393 | $2.0M | |
2014 | Annual | TALL STORY PRODUCTIONS LLC | 1168 | $1.8M | |
2013 | Annual | TVM PRODUCTIONS INC | 950 | $1.8M | |
2013 | Annual | POSSIBLE PRODUCTIONS INC | 481 | $1.8M | |
2014 | Annual | VIACOM | 976 | $1.7M | |
2013 | Annual | VIACOM | 1270 | $1.7M | |
2014 | Annual | ABC | 886 | $1.7M | |
2013 | Annual | SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS | 878 | $1.6M | |
2014 | Annual | SWOP PRODUCTIONS INC | 1019 | $1.4M | |
2013 | Annual | CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS LLC | 751 | $1.3M | |
2014 | Annual | FAIR HILL LLC | 68 | $1.3M | |
2013 | Annual | POSSIBLE PRODUCTIONS INC | 799 | $1.3M | |
2014 | Annual | FIFTH ESTATE PRODNS LLC | 58 | $1.1M | |
2013 | Annual | FIVE TO SEVEN PRODNS INC | 904 | $1.1M | |
2013 | Annual | SONG ONE PRODUCTIONS INC | 742 | $1.1M | |
2013 | Annual | 100 FT JOURNEY PRODUCTIONS LLC | 30 | $1.1M | |
2014 | Annual | GILLY FILM PRODUCTION INC | 535 | $1.1M | |
2013 | Annual | SPRINGFIELD AVENUE PRODUCTIONS LLC | 565 | $1.0M | |
2013 | Annual | DAKOTA PICTURES INC | 462 | $887.3K | |
2014 | Annual | FTP PRODUCTIONS LLC | 561 | $860.4K | |
2014 | Annual | STILL ALICE FILMS LLC | 506 | $771.7K | |
2013 | Annual | ELEMENTAL PRODUCTIONS INC | 11 | $758.1K | |
2013 | Annual | FIRST CHANCE FILMS INC | 21 | $741.8K | |
2013 | Annual | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | 47 | $734.8K | |
2013 | Annual | L5YM INC | 518 | $698.0K | |
2013 | Annual | HARLAN FILMS LLC | 26 | $680.2K | |
2014 | Annual | 23 YRS OF D PRODNS LLC | 42 | $664.2K | |
2013 | Annual | CONCORD PRODUCTIONS | 10 | $624.5K | |
2013 | Annual | VELVET RAIN INC | 520 | $596.1K | |
2013 | Annual | JUNE PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC | 513 | $578.0K | |
2013 | Annual | PAWN SACRIFICE LLC | 33 | $514.9K | |
2013 | Annual | DEPACT PRODUCTIONS INC | 349 | $499.5K | |
2014 | Annual | MALIBU ROAD LLC | 26 | $469.4K | |
2013 | Annual | REPEAT OFFENDER PRODUCTION INC | 444 | $455.6K | |
2014 | Annual | KING STREET PRODUCTIONS | 363 | $449.4K | |
2014 | Annual | CHIME PRODUCTIONS LLC | 0 | $428.4K | |
2013 | Annual | COED FILMS INC | 18 | $426.5K | |
2014 | Annual | EFFIE FILMS | 13 | $410.7K | |
2013 | Annual | ANESTHESIA PRODUCTIONS INC | 496 | $408.0K | |
2013 | Annual | YANA PRODUCTIONS LLC | 49 | $401.9K | |
2013 | Annual | GRANVILLE PICTURES INC | 29 | $383.1K | |
2013 | Annual | SUPERSENSORY LLC | 18 | $370.6K | |
2013 | Annual | PIG FARM INC | 208 | $352.9K | |
2014 | Annual | GYPSY POINT PRODNS LLC | 334 | $321.1K | |
2013 | Annual | HUNGRY HEARTS INC | 109 | $305.2K | |
2013 | Annual | YOGURT PRODUCTIONS LLC | 28 | $267.1K | |
2013 | Annual | PRODUCTION ONE | 34 | $256.6K | |
2013 | Annual | ELIZA'S PRODUCTIONS INC | 24 | $225.4K | |
2013 | Annual | LOVE IS STRANGE PRODUCTIONS INC | 90 | $220.6K | |
2013 | Annual | CATALINA FILMS INC | 259 | $220.4K | |
2013 | Annual | CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS LLC | 231 | $207.5K | |
2013 | Annual | FOOTPRINT FILM 2 LLC | 145 | $189.1K | |
2013 | Annual | LISTEN UP PHILIP PRODUCTION INC | 103 | $177.8K | |
2014 | Annual | R&J DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS LLC | 116 | $168.9K | |
2013 | Annual | AUTOHATE LLC | 88 | $164.9K | |
2013 | Annual | FREDERICK AND ASHBURY LLC | 20 | $164.5K | |
2013 | Annual | SWITCH POST INC | 23 | $161.0K | |
2013 | Annual | WIWH PRODUCTIONS INC | 15 | $159.8K | |
2013 | Annual | LIFE FILM INC | 135 | $155.3K | |
2013 | Annual | CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS LLC | 139 | $131.7K | |
2013 | Annual | LOLAMAAS FILMS LLC | 114 | $125.6K | |
2013 | Annual | LE PREMIER PRODUCTIONS INC | 19 | $114.5K | |
2014 | Annual | WARNER BROTHERS | 0 | $111.6K | |
2013 | Annual | BIG STONE GAP PRODUCTIONS LLC | 17 | $111.3K | |
2013 | Annual | EXTRA MARMALADE INC | 11 | $110.8K | |
2013 | Annual | PFFR FOREVER LTD | 171 | $110.3K | |
2013 | Annual | LOW DOWN FILM INC | 5 | $104.7K | |
2013 | Annual | LIFE OF AN ACTRESS LLC | 124 | $94.0K | |
2013 | Annual | EVAJOM PRODUCTIONS LLC | 6 | $92.4K | |
2013 | Annual | HARD SELL LLC | 142 | $84.4K | |
2013 | Annual | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | 2 | $74.5K | |
2013 | Annual | TAKE CARE INDIE LLC | 84 | $73.5K | |
2013 | Annual | THE MEND FILM LLC | 57 | $59.8K | |
2013 | Annual | SO FUNNY FILM INC | 81 | $59.6K | |
2013 | Annual | THE HEART MACHINE INC | 77 | $55.7K | |
2013 | Annual | SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE INC | 35 | $54.4K | |
2014 | Annual | SHELTER THE MOVIE PRODUCTIONS INC | 4 | $48.8K | |
2014 | Annual | IN THE FAMILY LLC | 42 | $44.0K | |
2013 | Annual | KUMIKO LLC | 1 | $37.1K |
Source: Data on subsidies from the Excelsior Jobs Program, Industrial Development Agencies and Local Development Corporations are sourced from New York’s open data portal. IDA data accessed on July 21, 2016. LDC data accessed on Feb. 21, 2017. All other program data sourced from agency reports and Freedom of Information requests to Empire State Development, the state’s economic development arm, and other state agencies. Download the raw program data in the ProPublica Data Store.
Methodology: Read our methodology for collecting the data.
Notes:
Except where otherwise noted, data is for subsidies granted or given out between 2011 and 2014 under the above-named programs. While these programs comprise a significant cross-section of the state’s growing portfolio of economic development programs, they don’t include every subsidy dollar.
Subsidies tracked include grants, tax breaks, low-cost leases and discounted power allocations given out under each program; loans and bond issues are excluded from the data because they have to be repaid.
The number of corporate subsidiaries reflects only the subsidiaries we were able to verify though our research. Companies may have more connections with other companies not listed in the data.
IDA and LDC subsidies are given out by local entities; all other programs are administered by New York State.