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Film in MO
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  • Memberships
    • Individual Memberships
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    • Major Motion
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    • Cameo
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Creator Resources

Useful Links for MO Media Creators

RESOURCE LINKS:

Missouri Film Office
Andrea Sporcic Klund, MO Film Commissioner


Missouri Film Office PRODUCTION GUIDE 

(Find Crew and Services)


KC Film Office

Rachel Kephart, KC Film Commissioner


St. Louis Film Office

Kelley Hiatt, St. Louis Film Commissioner 


Missouri Valley SAG-AFTRA

Maureen O'Brien, Executive Director


IATSE Local 493 Studio Mechanics of MO

Gordon Hayman, Business Manager

Filming in Missouri is a Production Friendly Experience

Missouri has award-winning museums and beautiful wooded trails Missouri has a lot to offer film production.


We have the Missouri River and an increasingly popular cycling path running across the state, the Katy Trail.


The famous Lake of the Ozarks with more than a thousand miles of lake shoreline has already been used in many productions.


Missouri has urban cities like St. Louis and Kansas City; historical cities like Independence, Hannibal, and St.  Charles; and quaint small towns like Cape Girardeau and Weston. 


There is so much pure natural beauty here that goes under the radar nationally.   


Fun fact – Missouri is the ‘Cave State’ with more than 6,300 known caves. Monster movies and historical thrillers love caves!


Nearly all filming can be done without ‘permits to film’ throughout the state. 


Permissions to film at locations are required and support is available to professional productions through the Missouri Film Office, KC Film Office or local CVB.


The costs of living are also substantially lower in Missouri than in other states, which could be attractive to production, if we had a tax incentive.


KC Film Incentive

City Incentives

Kansas City Local Film Incentive


In 2016 the City Council and City of Kansas City, Missouri unanimously passed a local filming incentive named the KCMO Film Development Program.


Receive up to a 10% rebate on qualified expenses.


Qualifying rebates are awarded on a first come first serve basis until funds are no longer available for the year.


  • No per-project cap


  • Application Fee: $50.00


  • Kansas City, MO fiscal year runs from April to May, funded at $75,000 annually


  • Project Types: Film, television, commercials, corporate videos, music videos


Eligibility to Apply


Before applying to  the KCMO Film Development Program, consider whether your project is eligible. 


The following types of productions do NOT qualify for the program:


  • News or current events programming


  • Talk shows


  • Sports event or sports programs


  • Gala presentation or award shows


  • Infomercials or any productions that directly solicit funds


  • Political ads


  • Projects that are considered obscene (ratings above “R” or “TV-MA”)

Want to know more?

Further eligibility information, program details and paperwork are found on the KC Film Office website here:

Find out more

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