MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s film and television industry is in the midst of a comeback.
“We are expecting that moment to last a while we are growing, we are poised to be a major destination for film again finally,” Explore Minnesota Film Deputy Director Melodie Bahan said. “We’ve done a lot of work to get this point and I think we’re going to see some really nice payoff in the coming year.”
Minnesota legislation established a film production tax credit in 2021, allocating $25 million to the industry each year until 2030.
“It’s our job to help people understand what we already know: that Minnesota is the best place in the country to live and to work and do business and to make movies,” Bahan said.
Since then, the credit has helped bring a number of projects to the land of 10,000 lakes. Bahan says currently there’s a small indie film being shot down in southern Minnesota, one gearing up for production in Duluth and even a couple more indie films slated for the rest of the year. Those in the industry are even more excited for what’s to come.