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  • America 250-Colorado 150

    2026 is a year to celebrate — Colorado turns 150 and the nation marks 250 years of independence. All across the state, you’ll find festivals, events, community celebrations and hidden gems waiting to be explored.

  • Career Connections Panels

    This event brings top industry leaders in film, television, and digital media to visit high school and college classrooms across the state.

  • Colorado Film and Television Festival Coalition

  • Colorado Film Crew and Support Services Directory

    This directory helps our state's film industry workforce showcase their skills and services to producers who are considering filming here.

  • Colorado Film Incentive

    This incentive encourages film production in Colorado with a performance-based refundable tax credit for up to 22% of qualified expenses.

  • Colorado Film Location Directory

    This database of filmable locations across Colorado allows filmmakers to search by town, county, and type of location.

  • Film Community Engagement and Industry Event Sponsorship

    The Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media (COFTM) offers sponsorships to organizations hosting film, television, or video game industry events and community engagement activities within Colorado. This program aims to foster growth, collaboration, and community involvement in the state's vibrant media industries.

  • Film Exposure Program

    This program is eight sessions, each lasting 2.5-3 hours, where a professional filmmaker works with high school teachers to cover scriptwriting, production, filming, and editing.

  • Film Festival Support and Promotion Sponsorship

    This sponsorship provides financial support to help communities start and host successful film festivals in Colorado.

  • Film Festival Tax Credit

    This refundable tax credit offers incentive to a globally recognized film festival to relocate to Colorado, and to existing film festivals which can qualify based on elements outlined in statute, by providing financial support for film festival organizers for qualifying expenditures in relation to organizing and hosting their film festival in Colorado.

  • Native Film Workshop

    This grant supports an annual workshop that helps motivate and inspire native students who are struggling to find a passion in high school.

  • Regional Film Liaisons

    These partners share expertise with filmmakers and help attract productions to their communities.