Film Office & Commission
Film SF (San Francisco Film Commission)
Also listed as San Francisco Film Commission, San Francisco Film Video Arts Commission
The City of San Francisco's film office, part of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. It issues film permits, administers local incentive programs, maintains a locations library and a Bay Area film and media landscape database, and works to attract diverse storytellers to San Francisco.
Filming incentives
- Rate
- 35% base (up to 45% with uplifts)
- Credit type
- Refundable (90% paid over 5 years)
- Min. spend
- $1M qualified California spend
Figures describe the California program, not this office. Incentive terms change with legislation: confirm current rates, caps, and eligibility with the office before budgeting.
At-a-glance figures, not yet checked against official sources
Full California incentive breakdown, estimator & comparisonRuns the 'Scene in San Francisco' rebate program: 10-20% cash rebate on qualifying labor and expenditures plus 100% back on City agency fees, up to $1M per project.
Official incentive detailsContact & details
Filmed here
Productions recorded as having shot in the area Film SF covers.
Sponsor2022
Follow Me2018
Ant-Man2015
Godzilla2014
The Internship2013
Knife Fight2013
I Am a Ghost2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn2012
We Were Here2011
All About Evil2010
Corner Store2010
Monsters vs Aliens2009
Fruit Fly2009
Medicine for Melancholy2009
Milk2008
Pig Hunt2008
Your Mommy Kills Animals2007
Big Dreams Little Tokyo2006
Title data and poster artwork from TMDB. Sources: each office's own credits page, and filming locations recorded in Wikidata.
Listings are not confirmation of where a production filmed. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
Production companies nearby
21 companies in our directory within 60 miles of San Francisco.
- Luma CreativeSan Francisco, CA · 0.4 mi
- CriminalSan Francisco, CA · 0.5 mi
- Open Light FilmsSan Francisco, CA · 0.5 mi
- LV ProductionsSan Francisco, CA · 0.6 mi
- STMNT StudiosSan Francisco, CA · 0.7 mi
- Capitola MediaSan Francisco, CA · 0.9 mi
- BT StudioSan Francisco, CA · 2 mi
- Maximize VideoOakland, CA · 9.2 mi
- iBelieveInSwordfishSan Francisco, CA · 14.3 mi
- Brick House Media CoSanta Cruz, CA
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