Office of Film and Entertainment
Lucia Fishburne, Director
Susan Simms, Los Angeles Liaison
Phone: (818) 508-7772
Fax: (850) 410-4770
Toll Free Line: 877-FLA-FILM
The Office of Film & Entertainment within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development is charged to provide wholesale service and support to promote and build the Film and Entertainment Industry in Florida. From facilitating a request from a production company to film on state-owned lands, to recruiting film and entertainment companies to produce in Florida, the Office of Film & Entertainment strives to be the one-stop shop to serve all of the industry’s needs in the state of Florida.
The motion picture industry sector is a vital part of the Florida economy. The industry comprises over 3500 establishments, and over 39,000 full time employees. By including freelance workers for every full-time employee, the industry is comprised of nearly 80,000 high-skill, high-wage workers earning an average of over $50,000 per year. In 2000, the industry generated over $3 billion in economic impact in the state, from motion picture productions, music videos, and television movie productions, to commercials, still photography, and digital media.