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Orange County adopts five‑year film incentive, allocating $5M a year from TDT to attract productions
Summary
The board approved a Tourist Development Tax film incentive pilot: $5 million per year for five years (total $25 million), with performance‑based rebates (commercials and film/TV) tied to local spend and hotel night metrics and strict post‑production audits before rebates are paid.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an ordinance creating a Tourist Development Tax (TDT)‑funded film incentive program designed to bring commercial, television and feature production spending to the county.
Roseanne Harrington, who led the county's film incentive working group, presented a recommended five‑year pilot: $5 million annually (a $25 million total commitment) to be used for performance‑based rebates tied to qualifying Orange County expenditures and hotel room‑night metrics. Under the plan discussed at the meeting:
- Television commercial incentive: minimum local spend $250,000; rebate up to 10% with a maximum cap of…
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