Incentives & Grants
Oregon Media Incentives: OPIF, L-OPIF, and R-OPIF
The State of Oregon has multiple production incentive programs, including the “Regional Oregon Production Investment Fund” (R-OPIF) that specifically incentivizes the production of media in regions like Southern Oregon that reside outside of the Portland Metro Zone. Below you will find a summary of incentives offered by Oregon. For more detailed information about the benefits and how to apply, we encourage you to visit the Oregon Film Office incentives page. Unlike other states’ programs, Oregon’s incentives are cash rebates as opposed to tax credits. This enables the state to deliver you a check quickly and efficiently. Additionally, Oregon’s lack of any sales tax on goods and services can immediately save you 7%, 8%, or even more right from the start.
In 2022, Oregon increased the OREGON PRODUCTION INVESTMENT FUND (OPIF) rebate percentages to:
25% for goods and services from Oregon vendors and 20% for in-state labor.
When combined with the GREENLIGHT OREGON LABOR REBATE program for projects over $1M, Oregon labor for in-state spending would be 26.2% for payrolled labor (resident & non-resident, up to $1M/person or entity).
This is a DOUBLING of the rebate rates for labor and a 25% increase for the vendor rebate.
Oregon’s annual OPIF incentive allocation is $20 M per year – an increase of 40% over previous levels. These are CASH REBATES, not transferable credits. And, as always, Oregon has NO SALES TAX and FEE-FREE STATE PARKS.
For additional Regional incentives on top of the state rebate, click the tab on the far right.
The “Indigenous Oregon Production Investment Fund” (iOPIF) provides rebates of 20% of goods and services and 10% of Oregon labor for projects by Oregon producers who spend a minimum of $75,000, up to the first $1million of their spend. Other requirements will apply – such as the project must be produced by an Oregon Resident producer or an Oregon headquartered production company, and the principal cast & crew must be made up of at least 80% Oregon Residents.
There are two mutually exclusive sections to the rOPIF incentive:
The first applies to productions which are based within the Portland Metro Area (i.e. their main production office is located within those boundaries). For these productions, rOPIF will reimburse costs directly associated with the lodging, travel, fuel, meals and other costs directly incurred by having a crew working on “distant location.” The rOPIF program allows a reimbursement of up to $200/day for each person traveling to and/or being put up at a “distant location” up to a cap of $10,000 per day and a per project overall cap of $50,000. So, if a production based in Portland travels for 3 days of work in, say, Grant’s Pass, they can receive up to $10,000/day, maximum, utilizing a reimbursement of up to $200/day for each person working in and/or staying overnight in Grant’s Pass, which could amount to $30,000 for the three days of work on that “distant location.”
The second applies to productions which are based outside of the Portland Metro Area (i.e. their main production office is located outside of those boundaries). For these productions, rOPIF allows for an additional 10% to be added to the project’s overall OPIF or iOPIF award. So, if a project being produced entirely outside of Portland (with a minimum of 6 production days and at least 50% + 1 day of all of the production work being done outside of Portland) is expecting to receive $100,000 from OPIF or iOPIF – that award will have 10%, or in this case $10,000, added to it from the rOPIF program for a total of $110,000 of incentives being awarded to the production.
Oregon Made Creative Foundation Grants
Oregon Film has partnered with the Charitable Partnership Fund (a 501[c][3]) to create a stand-alone non-profit foundation focused on providing opportunity and grants for #OregonMade creators. The Oregon Made Creative Foundation offers numerous grants, fellowships, and residencies for Oregon-based production professionals.
Recent funding opportunities have included grants for outdoor adventure filmmaking, a screenwriting residency, an animation apprenticeship, post-production finishing funds, a winter season grant, and the Portland Circuit distribution program.
For information on the latest grant opportunities, visit www.oregonmade.org.
Oregon Media Arts Fellowship
The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship(s) provide financial and other support for production expenses to enable Oregon film or video artists to create or complete new work or works in progress. The Media Arts Fellowship(s) recognize and assist media artists whose work shows exceptional promise and who have demonstrated a commitment to film or video art.
The Media Arts Fellowship program is funded by the Oregon Arts Commission and administered by the Northwest Film Center. For more information, visit www.oregonartscommission.org.