Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1126
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Erica Hill
Film Office Director
Phone: (313) 224-4422
Fax: (313) 224-7255
TTY: 311 or (313) 224-INFO (4636)
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Holiday Hours)
Email: dfo@detroitmi.gov
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Welcome to the Detroit Film Office Known as the Motor City, The D, HockeyTown, and Motown, Detroit is the nation’s second largest city in the Midwest. The City of Detroit has also become a popular place for film, video and motion picture development and production. Detroit offers beautiful lakefronts, picturesque landscapes, inviting cultural attractions with an urban flare that can make your production exciting and unique. You will find that the state of Michigan provides one of the most competitive tax incentives in the country at 42 percent. We welcome you to experience Detroit’s convenient one-stop shop procedure as you wrap up your film application on the first take.
For production companies: The Detroit Film Office (DFO) will take the following steps to facilitate a positive business experience:
1. Support the acquisition and facilitation required for access permits;
2. Act expeditiously as a liaison between the production company and City of Detroit Departments required supporting your project;
3. Locate industry experts from stills photographers to local casting directors and location scouts.
For local industry talent and businesses: DFO has the infrastructure to meet the demands of the film industry. Listed below are examples of businesses, local talent and property to consider for your project:
1. Various municipal buildings, hotels, restaurants, cemeteries, cab service, dry cleaners, caterers, resale shops, furniture stores etc;
2. City owned structures including landmarks and river front properties, along with other residential and commercial structures;
3. Universities and college fine arts departments and community theater groups;
4. Skilled trade and construction workers.
Once again, thank you for selecting the Detroit Film Office as a resource for all your local film industry projects. We offer personnel with exceptional municipality experience and a gamut of professional film industry partners that will meet your every need. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please call us at (313) 224-4422.
* Definition of Film & Video: feature film, videos, television movies, television programs, commercials, commercial still photography, documentaries, animation, music videos, pod casts and web-based delivery. Sincerely,
Erica HillFilm Office DirectorMISSIONTo provide professional services, resources and support to those of the film industry who seek to benefit from the versatile and rich visual assets within the city of Detroit for their filmmaking projects.