{"id":2401,"date":"2026-09-02T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2026-09-02T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:03:46","slug":"wisconsins-film-and-tv-industry-is-closer-to-a-new-chapter-with-wisconsin-legislatures-joint-finance-committee-budget-approval-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/?p=2401","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Evers, Film Wisconsin Announce First Film Tax Credit Awards, Bolstering Economic Development, Tourism, and Film Industry Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2401\" class=\"elementor elementor-2401\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-493f030b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"493f030b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e598b0f\" data-id=\"2e598b0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33781457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33781457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.0 - 08-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gov. Evers, Film Wisconsin Announce First Film Tax Credit Awards, Bolstering Economic Development, Tourism, and Film Industry Growth<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a97474d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a97474d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0680a10 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/?m=20260902\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 2, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7552f447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7552f447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.0 - 08-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW72101296 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72101296 BCX0\">More than $1 million in film tax credit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72101296 BCX0\">s awarded to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72101296 BCX0\">\u00a0six Wisconsin productions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72101296 BCX0\">\u00a0that tell stories about the people and places that make Wisconsin extraordinary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeHovered CommentHighlightHovered SCXW100227875 BCX0\">MADISON<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeHovered SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0\u2014 Gov. Tony Evers, together with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s new film office,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/industry.travelwisconsin.com\/about-us\/film-wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW100227875 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Film Wisconsin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0today announced<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">six Wisconsin productions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">have been awarded<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">more than $1 million through the state\u2019s new<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/40a4b97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">film tax credit program<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">imed at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">bring<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0creative endeavors to Wisconsin\u2019s doorstep, bolster<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0the state\u2019s travel and tourism economy, and strengthen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0the film industry in Wisconsin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">, the state\u2019s new film office and tax credit program were c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">reated by the 2025-27 Biennial Budget\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/3e7d45c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW100227875 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">signed into law<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0by Gov. Evers and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/40a4b97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW100227875 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">launched<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0within the Department of Tourism\u00a0earlier this year<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100227875 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201cFilm Wisconsin\u00a0and our\u00a0new\u00a0film tax credit program\u00a0are\u00a0building\u00a0on our efforts\u00a0over the past seven-plus years to support Wisconsin\u2019s tourism and travel industry,\u00a0bring creative endeavors to our state, and showcase all our great state has to offer, and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0excited\u00a0that we\u2019ll soon be getting this first round of film tax credits out the door,\u201d said Gov. Evers.\u00a0\u201cThese tax credits will not\u00a0only help\u00a0create\u00a0jobs and support local businesses,\u00a0but\u00a0they work\u00a0to support the projects that\u00a0tell\u00a0stories that focus on the people and places that make our state extraordinary.\u00a0I\u00a0look forward to seeing these incredible works come to life and many others like them in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p><p>A\u00a0significant milestone for the state\u2019s rapidly expanding film and television industry, this\u00a0inaugural\u00a0round of grants builds\u00a0on\u00a0longstanding\u00a0efforts of the Evers Administration to bolster the state\u2019s booming travel and tourism economies.\u00a0In\u00a0June,\u00a0Gov. Evers\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/41a20e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\">announced<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s tourism industry\u00a0saw\u00a0its\u00a0fourth year in a row of record-breaking economic impact under the Evers Administration\u00a0last year,\u00a0generating\u00a0a record-high $27 billion in total economic impact, or about $74 million a day, surpassing the\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100227875 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/3e3f2cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW100227875 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\">previous<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW100227875 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span>record of $25.8 billion set in 2024.\u00a0Additionally, the state also saw another record-breaking year for the number of visits\u00a0in 2025,\u00a0with 117.9 million visits to the state\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0record-high\u00a0$1.7 billion in\u00a0state and local revenue generated.<\/p><p>Read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/wisconsin-bill-revive-tax-incentives-film-tv-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">original announcement from the State of Wisconsin<\/a>\u00a0to learn more!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50dd86bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50dd86bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7b750f\" data-id=\"5c7b750f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b85840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34b85840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Action Wisconsin!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c129e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c129e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Action! 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Tony Evers, together with\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s new film office,\u00a0Film Wisconsin,\u00a0today announced\u00a0that\u00a0six Wisconsin productions\u00a0have been awarded\u00a0more than $1 million through the state\u2019s new\u00a0film tax credit program.\u00a0Aimed at\u00a0bringing\u00a0creative endeavors to Wisconsin\u2019s doorstep, bolstering\u00a0the state\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actionwi.org\/?p=2401\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gov. 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