LocalContent.com Names 2027 Film Tax Credit Council to Advance Jobs, Investment and Local Business

The Council brings together industry, nonprofit, government, supplier, and workforce leaders to clarify the global conversation around film tax credits so suppliers and the workforce can access greater opportunity across Film/TV infrastructure.

LocalContent.com today announced the members of its 2027 Local Content Film Tax Credit Council, bringing together leaders from industry, nonprofit organizations and government to advance the global conversation around film tax credits and their role in driving small business contracting, job creation, investment and economic development across the film and television industry.

2027 Local Content Film Tax Credit Council

• ‍Robert Mazzuca: Executive Director, SMART Congressional Initiative‍
• Tenicka Chaney: Managing Director, DomesticContent.com‍
• Christine DeHart: Broker/Owner, Salmon Real Estate‍
• Terance Eldridge: Founder & CEO, TS Safety Solutions

Additional Council members will continue to be announced throughout the year.

Film Tax Credits + Local Content

Film tax credits and production incentives help attract film and television productions by reducing qualifying production costs and encouraging spending within participating markets. Across the United States, states offer programs that may reward qualified payroll, goods, services and production spending. Globally, countries and regions compete for productions through tax credits, rebates, grants and other incentives.

Local content focuses on how much economic value generated by that investment benefits the market where production takes place. Depending on the jurisdiction and incentive, qualifying local spending can include workers, suppliers, small businesses, facilities, goods and services.

“Film tax credits are about more than attracting productions. They can help power an entire economic ecosystem,” said Dan Sierra, Managing Director of LocalContent.com. “Our focus is connecting production investment to jobs, contracts, suppliers and long-term economic opportunity.”

LocalContent.com views film and television as an infrastructure industry with economic importance alongside energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation and tourism. Productions rely on real estate, energy, technology, skilled workers, transportation, hospitality, safety and extensive supplier networks.

That creates opportunities beyond traditional film businesses. Companies in energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, construction, technology, real estate, tourism, transportation and professional services can explore how their existing capabilities may serve the film and television supply chain.

Council members will support the Global Film Tax Credit Market Report, year-round Film Tax Credit Marketplace and Local Content Film Tax Credit Week, July 13–16, 2027.

Learn more at LocalContent.com/film-tax-credits.

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