Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office Claimed

DALLAS HOTEL REBATE INCENTIVE
If your TV, film, music video, commercial, still photography or interactive project (such as video games, augmented reality & virtual reality) will be filming in Dallas and you are using at least 15 Dallas hotel room nights, you could qualify for this incentive. The project must apply prior to shooting and use a participating hotel.

TEXAS STATE INCENTIVES
The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) provides qualifying film, television, commercial, video game, animation, visual effects and extended reality (AR, VR, MR) productions the opportunity to receive a cash grant based on a percentage of a project’s eligible Texas expenditures, including eligible wages paid to Texas residents. Grants vary by budget levels and types of productions, and are issued upon completion of a review of the project’s Texas expenditures.

Texas also offers:
• Up-front Sales Tax Exemptions on most items rented or purchased for direct use in production;
• Refunds of the State Occupancy Tax on hotel rooms occupied for more than 30 consecutive days;
• Refunds on Fuel Tax paid on fuel used off-road.

More information can be found here: https://dallascreates.org/creative-resources/incentives/