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Board extends film rebate program and raises funding cap to support local production
Summary
The Board extended the film rebate program'Seen in San Francisco'and increased the rebate project account funding cap to $4 million to encourage local film and TV production, which city officials said yields significant local economic spending.
The Board of Supervisors on July 16 passed on first reading an ordinance to extend San Francisco's film rebate program and to increase the program's authorized funding cap to $4,000,000, subject to annual appropriation.
Supervisor Mark Farrell, a sponsor of the item, told the board the program, branded "Seen in San Francisco," has helped attract film and television production that spends locally on wages and services. Farrell said early data indicate the program generates approximately $6 in local spending for every $1 rebated and that the program's return on investment is expected to grow.
Farrell cited recent projects that used the program, including HBO's "Looking," MTV's "Real World," and Netflix's "Sense8," and credited the film commission and its executive director Susanna Robbins for program administration. The ordinance extends the program expiration to June 30, 2019, and raises the film rebate project account cap to $4 million, subject to annual appropriation.
Ending The ordinance passed unanimously on first reading and will return for final consideration; supporters expect continued local economic and job benefits from film and television production drawn to the city by the rebate program.
