COLORADO

Between Denver and the Rockies, Colorado holds the best of both worlds for your production. Its enchanting landscape will aid your talents in content creation. Film lovers from everywhere come here to attend film festivals such as the upcoming Telluride Film Festival, where guest directors Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter) and Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) have offered up their expertise. Rumor has it that Telluride convinced Quentin Tarantino to film (at least part of) The Hateful Eight (2015) here.

massive success of Yellowstone and its prequel 1883, with many producers looking to capture the beautiful vistas. Several states in the region offer attractive tax rebates, rentable ranches and excellent local crews for a variety of projects.

Production shall submit application prior to beginning production activities in the state for the project the production company is seeking the incentives for. You must include a statement of intent by the production company to produce a film in Colorado for which the production company will be eligible to receive the incentive. The production company shall submit any documentation stating the projected qualified local expenditures.

For those companies seeking the Coloradobased incentives, the Colorado-based companies must provide documentation that the production company meets the definition of "originates” by showing copies of income tax forms or proof of utility.

Incentive Type Transferable Non-Refundable Tax Credit

Incentive Amount

While filming What Dreams May Come (1998), Robin Williams reportedly said, “If it isn’t God’s backyard, He certainly lives nearby” when looking at the stunning Montana scenery. He’s talking about the landscape, like the opening scenes in The Shining (1980) shot in Glacier National Park, the beautiful yet suspenseful scenes in The River Wild shot in the Kootenai River and the scenes of Paradise Valley in Montana Story (2021). This state’s landscape is heaven on Earth for filmmakers.