FOR FILMMAKERS

GUIDELINES & CRITERIA
WashingtonFilmWorks (WFW) offers funding assistance of up to 20% of total in-state Qualified
Expenditures (including labor and talent who are Washington state residents) to commercial, television and feature film productions selected to be funded by WFW. read more >>

APPLICATION
Download the PDF Application. read more >>

COMMUNITY TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RULES
The department of community, trade, and economic development is charged with developing criteria to be used by a motion picture competitiveness program in determining funding assistance to productions that use Washington state as a location for film and video production. read more >>

APPLICATION DEADLINES
After the beginning of each calendar year, WFW shall post on this website the date when we will begin accepting applications for a calendar year's funding assistance. read more >>

MORE STATE INCENTIVES
Additional available State and Federal incentives. read more >>

CLOSE PARTY TRANSACTIONS POLICY
The close party transaction policy was adopted in May 2008 and is designed to accommodate the unique needs of Washington based production companies that have full time employees and that own significant production and / or post-production resources. The adoption of this policy allows WFW to better account for the costs associated with these types of productions. read more >>