Grants / Rebates
Tennessee production incentives
Tennessee offers a cash grant or rebate. Qualified spend is rewarded at 25%, with a $500,000 minimum spend and an annual funding cap of $8,000,000.
Headline rates
- Qualified spend
- 25%
- ATL resident
- 25%
- ATL non-resident
- N/A
- BTL resident
- 25%
- BTL non-resident
- N/A
Program details
- Minimum spend
- $500,000
- Funding cap
- $8,000,000
- Per-project cap
- None
- Loan-out registration
- Yes
- Loan-out withholding
- No
- CPA audit required
- Yes
- Screen credit required
- Yes
- Compensation cap
- $250,000 for Tennessee residents
- Sunset date
- None
A *, †, or + on a figure means conditions apply (uplifts, tiers, or funding rules). Confirm the specifics with the relevant film office.
Qualifying productions
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Local & secondary incentives in Tennessee
3 city, county, or program-specific incentives layered on top of the statewide picture.
Incentive figures are summarized from public program materials and are illustrative only. Programs, rates, caps, and funding change frequently — always confirm current details with the state's film office before budgeting your production.
Put your incentive to work on set.
Dolly gives every department a card linked to your budget, so qualified spend is tracked and reconciled as it happens.
& get cards to your crew in less than 2 days.