(Apr 28, 2025) Southeast Delegation
HARRISBURG, April 28 – A longtime advocate of making Pennsylvania attractive to film productions, state Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, has reintroduced his legislation, House Bill 1317, to expand the Film Production Tax Credit from $100 million to $125 million to make Pennsylvania more competitive as a site of potential film projects. “The film and TV industries have been huge economic engines for Pennsylvania,” Ciresi said. “Not only do they directly employ tens of thousands of workers and support countless local businesses, but the movies and TV shows filmed here market our state’s cities, small towns and countryside to millions of people across the globe, becoming key drivers for tourism, generating significant revenue and creating long-term jobs for many years after a film’s release.” According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, since the inception of Pennsylvania’s Film Production Tax Credit in 2007, through the end of FY 2023-24, a total of 592 projects have been approved for tax credits – which in turn have injected over $4 billion in direct expenditures into the state’s economy. Projects across the state that have benefited from the Film Production Tax Credit include “Creed” (Philadelphia, Delaware), “Concussion” (Allegheny), “Southpaw” (Indiana, Washington), “Unstoppable” (Allegheny, Blair, Beaver, Cameron, Centre, Read more