Watch Kentucky Office of Film & Tourism's Fall Conference

1. Jay Hall, Executive Director
Kentucky Office of Film and Tourism Development
Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet

2. Movies & Media Today
• 81.5 Million Subscribers
• 30% share Netflix credentials
• 100 Million hours per day
• 70% binge watch shows
DEMAND FOR CONTENT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW

3. Employment
2M employed
$51 Billion in wages
Film Industry Statistics (US)
Films Released
Nationwide, 2016
718
Annual Growth 2011-2016
2.7%
Projected Annual Growth
2016-2021
3.1%
Original Scripted TV
Shows, 2016
455

4. Movies & Media Made in
Kentucky
Movies Filmed in
Kentucky 2009-15
Movies Filmed in
Kentucky 2016
11
20

5. $16M Spent :
Supporting 552 in direct jobs
$46M Spent :
Supported 192 in direct jobs
Investment by the Industry
2009-2015
(6 years)
Investment by the Industry
2016-present
(2 years)

6.  The Film Incentive
This industry relies on three key elements:
 Studios
 Crew

7. • 30-35%
Refundable Tax
Credit
• 35% for filming
in an Enhanced
Incentive
County
KY’s Film Incentive

8. • Industry-specific skilled
labor needed
• The Kentucky Film
Certification Program was
recently announced by
Asbury University
WWW.KYFILMCERTIFICATION.COM
Job Creation:
Trained Workforce

9. Every $1M in
studio construction:
• Supports 10 Jobs
• Economic Impact: $1.6M
• Other businesses enjoy
additional $600K in sales
• Supports 80 additional jobs in
other businesses
• $25M economic impact
Every 100 jobs created by
having studios:
Constructing Studios
in Kentucky

10. Additional
Benefits
Changes the
perception of
Kentucky
Film Tourism
City Revitalization

11. Perception of Kentucky
Free Advertisement

12. Film
Tourism
People Want to See In-Person
What They Experience On-the-Screen
Devil’s Tower
Wyoming
Close Encounters
Of a Third Kind

13. Harlan,
Kentucky
“Above Suspicion”
Movie Make-Over
City Revitalization

14. Questions?

15. Kentucky Office of Film and Tourism Development
www.kyfilmoffice.com
1-800-345-6591