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Orange County approves $25 million, five‑year film incentive program funded by TDT; staff to post administrator role
Summary
The board approved an ordinance establishing a Tourist Development Tax‑funded film and television incentive program: $5 million per year for five years (total $25M), minimum spend thresholds and rebate caps, and an Orange County film‑incentive administrator to manage compliance and awards.
Orange County commissioners voted Nov. 18 to establish a five‑year, tourist‑development‑tax‑funded film and television incentive program, approving a program framework staff says is designed to attract commercial, television and feature‑production activity and keep local film graduates and crew working in the county.
Economic development staff recommended a $5 million per‑year incentive fund for five years (a $25 million program) and the creation of an Orange County film‑incentive administrator to manage applications, compliance and funding agreements. Roseanne Harrington, who led the county’s film incentive working group, told the board the program is intended to be…
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