Massachusetts was one of the first states to establish an official state film office in 1979. Since then, the Massachusetts Film Office has welcomed over eighty feature filmmakers to the Bay State — including Norman Jewison, Sydney Lumet, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese. In July of 2006, the state placed the new Film Office along side the Massachusetts Sports Partnership under the umbrella of the Massachusetts Sports and Entertainment Commission, a private non-profit organization charged with the responsibility of of attracting major sporting and entertainment events to the Commonwealth.
Located at 31 St. James Avenue in Boston, the Massachusetts Film Office (MFO) now provides one-stop shopping for studio executives, producers, and independent filmmakers seeking to do business in the state.
Among many other services, the MFO assists filmmakers with location scouting, tax credit information, crew referrals, housing, permitting, government relations, and union issues.
