Film, TV, festivals, studios, and creators in South Florida: incentives, submission deadlines, and where the production work is going.
A bipartisan federal film/TV credit was introduced Sept. 24. The bill text sets a 20% labor credit, up to 30% with uplifts — including one for federally declared disaster areas — and makes it transferable. Florida still has no statewide credit. Here’s the South Florida owner map.
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Georgia still posts 20%+10% uplift; New York posts 30% / $700M through 2036. Florida’s statewide credit ended in 2016, wasn’t restored in 2026 — and a Film Legacy plate is not a production credit. What owners, crews, and civic readers can do now.
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As of Monday, Oct. 5, the Vero Beach Film Festival lists its Regular Deadline as Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, with Late on Nov. 30. The festival runs April 8 to 11, 2027 in Vero Beach. Categories, NEXT UP! Florida student lanes, Fringe, Pilots and what to confirm at checkout.
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GIFF Earlybird hits Nov 1: Tampa Bay’s 20th-anniversary fest Apr 1–4 2027; live FilmFreeway fees for Filmed in Florida features ($45), Tampa Bay shorts ($30), docs, episodic, AI disclosure map.
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Why a labor-tied federal film incentive frame beats fifty state fights, and what Broward/Palm Beach stages, crews, vendors, and Film Lauderdale tools deliver now while Congress still drafts.
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How VC into AI/live entertainment and brand sports studios (Cookie Jar & A Dream) land on South Florida stages, venues, sports content, and hospitality: owner map, not a Hollywood montage.
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Popcorn Frights Pre-Early Bird hits Wed Sep 30 — live FilmFreeway fees for Florida premiere genre shorts/features at Savor Cinema, Best Florida Film jury door, Aug 5–15 2027 fest map.
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Fort Lauderdale's studio chapter with Buffalo FilmWorks, the federal film incentive study and coalition, and a record of the Sept. 18 to Oct. 2 owner deadlines, plus what is still ahead: Hallandale Beach CRA FY2026-27 appointments and Delray Chamber's Oct. 16 AI session.
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Sarasota Film Festival Earlybird hits Sep 30 — live FilmFreeway fees for Florida Filmmakers ($35 Std), features/shorts, Apr 918 2027 Gulf-coast fest map.
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The Florida Film Festival’s Early Deadline (Earlybird) ended Sept. 30, 2026. Regular is Nov. 6, Late is Nov. 20 and Extended is Dec. 9 for the April 9 to 18, 2027 festival. Fees are kept as of Sept. 16; confirm at checkout.
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MPA’s Olsberg SPI study models ~$249B GVA and ~143,500 FTE jobs/year; new U.S. Film & TV Production Coalition presses Congress — what SoFla stages do while Florida still lacks a statewide rebate.
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The Miami Film Festival 44 regular deadline passed Nov. 2. FilmFreeway listed a late deadline of Dec. 15 and an extended one of Jan. 8, 2027. Next steps.
