AGENCY
Film SF | San Francisco Film Commission
We champion filming in San Francisco to support a diversity of storytellers and our thriving production community.
AGENCY
Film SF | San Francisco Film Commission
We champion filming in San Francisco to support a diversity of storytellers and our thriving production community.
$1 million dollar cash rebate
Film SF | San Francisco Film Commission administers the Scene in San Francisco incentive. Created in 2006, the recently updated program supports feature narratives, documentaries and television production. Participating projects can receive 10-20% back on qualifying San Francisco labor and expenditure and 100% back on City agency fees for a cash rebate of up to $1 million dollars per project.See moreNews
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Press release
Film SF, the Roxie Theater and SFFILM to Present 10-Year Anniversary Screening of Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Press release
Film SF Celebrates Local Latinx Filmmakers in New Event Series
Services
Additional film services
Reserve parking for your film production
Request parking for your production vehicles, picture vehicles, or to clear for picture.
Notify locals about your film shoot
Distribute film notices to let residents and businesses know that there will be filming.
Use a drone for your film shoot
Permits are required to shoot with a drone on, from, within, and over City of San Francisco streets.
Resources
For the public
Film and Media Landscape Database
Read about the incredible array of film and media organizations and services offered across all nine Bay Area counties.
Movies and TV shows shot in San Francisco
If you get a filming notice or survey at your home or business
What to do if you see a notice or survey posted on your building.
Market your property as a film location
List your home or business as a potential location for film productions.
SF Bay Area film festivals
For filmmakers and productions
Locations Library
Financial incentives
Rebates and savings programs for filming and film locations.
Fees to film in San Francisco
Green filming
Safety tips while filming in SF
Suggestions for productions while shooting in the city.
Film SF resources
Optional links for reference as you plan your film shoot.
About
Film SF and the San Francisco Film Commission champion filming in San Francisco. We are a City agency that strives to attract a diversity of storytellers to the cinematic city of San Francisco and foster filming in order to stimulate economic development, create jobs and share the beauty of our city with the rest of the world.
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Contact information
Address
Film CommissionCity Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl
Room 473
San Francisco, CA 94102
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl
Room 473
San Francisco, CA 94102