Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced Monday that $36.7 million in tax credits would be used for Ohio-produced films, including three feature films in Cincinnati.

The Motion Picture Tax Credit program offers a 30% refundable tax credit on production cast and crew wages and other eligible in-state spending.

There will be 14 feature films, one television mini-series, one television series, and one Broadway/theatrical production are expected to create around 500 new jobs, nearly $122 million in eligible production expenditures, and $150 million in total production expenses.

Cincinnati will host three feature films that are expected to receive the tax credit: Breaking Up with Mom and Dad, Help Me, Hamilton, and The Mastermind.

Broadway/Theatrical Productions

• Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, Springfield/Northeast Ohio, $454,785.90

TV Series

• AEW 2024-2025 Productions, Cleveland/TBD, $1,275,000

• Columbus Quartet (Mini-series), Central Ohio, $3,369,019.80

Feature Films

• Breaking Up with Mom and Dad, Cincinnati, $6,117,813

• Carousel, Northeast, $354,726.30

• Epiphany, Cincinnati, $10,749,914.70

• Furever Home, Southwest, $1,053,879.60

• Help Me, Hamilton/Cincinnati, $403,744.20

• Kickin’ It, Cleveland, $1,244,955

• My Mother the Madam, Columbus, $101,448.30

• Privilege, Northeast, $1,045,101.90

• Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries, Sugarcreek, $169,329.90

• Syndicate, Cleveland, $4,683,066.38

• The Bulldogs, Central/Northeast, $170,419.20

• The Last December, Toledo, $1,354,156.50

• The Mastermind, Cincinnati, $4,053,423

• Water’s Edge, Southwest, $113,100

The productions are supposed to create around 500 new jobs, nearly $122 million in eligible production expenditures, and $150 million in total production expenses,

“From the stage to the studio to Main Street, you never know where you’ll find the next great production underway in Ohio. It’s what makes us the Heart of Creativity!” said Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development. “The recipients of these motion picture tax credits will support local economies, bringing jobs to the state and showcasing Ohio’s great communities.”

This announcement comes after the largest independent film festival in the nation, the Sundance Film Festival, announced that they are considering moving to Cincinnati in 2027.

Cincinnati is one of five cities considered for the big move. The other cities include Atlanta, Georgia, Boulder, Colorado, Louisville, Kentucky, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.