New York's $420 million film incentive program is one of the best in the nation. The New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development (MPTV) offers film, television and commercial production and post-production tax credits for qualified expenditures in New York State.

The New York State Film Tax Credit Program offers the production industry the nation’s most stable and successful production and post-production tax credits, offering 40% on labor and

45% on post-production in Central New York.

New York State offers several programs to the film and television industry in the form of tax credits and sales tax exemptions.