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The Buffalo Niagara Film Commission has established contacts with State agencies and departments throughout the region.

Most film request shooting on State property can be coordinated through this office.

We do strongly recommend that you contact the Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development when filming in the State...


Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development
Pat Swinney Kaufman, Deputy Commissioner & Director
663 Third Avenue, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
212 803.2330 voice
212 803.2339 fax
nyfilm@empire.state.ny.us
www.nylovesfilm.com


Services they offer include:
  • Production news throughout the state
  • Guidelines for filming on state property (including highways, state parks, buildings, colleges & universities, prisons, hospitals, etc.)
  • Tax breaks & incentives
  • Unions & guilds
  • State agency & department contacts
  • Statewide production resources & links (including regional / city film commissions, organizations & associations, and guides & directories)

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