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virginia tourism corporation located in richmond va. contents 1 about 2 incentives 3 organization 4 see also 5 references about edit the virginia film office was founded in 1980 at the forefront of a new era in film production . the state of virginia has numerous types of media production from documentaries and television to short and feature film . the office is a part of the virginia tourism corporation whose goal is supporting maintaining and expanding the tourism and motion picture production industries in order to increase visitor expenditures tax revenues and employment . 1 filmmakers have chosen virginia as a desirable spot due to its wide range of shooting locations . these locations have drawn many films to virginia including dirty dancing 2 what about bob 3 hannibal 4 lassie 5 evan almighty 6 the hbo miniseries john adams 7 terrence malick s the new world 8 as well as steven spielberg s lincoln . 9 currently amc s revolutionary war series turn washington s spies 10 is filming in central virginia as well as pbs series mercy street . incentives edit virginia s incentive package is based on two different funds one is the governor s motion picture opportunity fund which is a grant fund . the other is the virginia motion picture tax credit fund which is a refundable tax credit program . in addition to the incentive funds the state also has a sales and use tax exemption that applies to the purchase of production related supplies and equipment . hotel stays of 30 days or more are also exempt from state sales tax and some local lodging taxes . 11 the governor s motion picture opportunity fund virginia motion picture production tax credit sales and use tax exemption lodging tax exemptions organization edit the virginia film office has a staff of 5 headed by film office director andy edmunds . other staff members include deputy director mary nelson project manager dawn blacksten and assistants margaret finucane and emily wyman . 12 13 see also edit category films shot in virginia references edit virginia tourism corp. virginia tourism corporation 07 18 2011 dirty dancing filming locations internet movie database 07 18 2011 what about bob filming locations internet movie database 08 03 2011 hannibal filming locations internet movie database 08 03 2011 lassie 1994 filming locations internet movie database 07 18 2011 evan almighty filming locations internet movie database 07 18 2011 john adams filming locations internet movie database 07 18 2011 the new world filming locations internet movie database 10 17 2014 lincoln 2012 filming locations internet movie database 10 17 2014 turn washington s spies 2014 filming locations internet movie database 10 16 2014 virginia film office tax incentives 1 virginia film office 10 18 2014 meet the film office virginia film office 10 17 2014 film office director andy edmunds richmond times dispatch 05 18 2014 v t e cinema of the united states films films by year awards and events national board of review award 1909 academy awards 1929 new york film critics circle 1935 national society of film critics award 1966 critics choice movie awards 1996 los angeles film critics award 1975 golden globe awards 1944 guild awards directors guild of america awards 1936 writers guild of america awards 1951 screen actors guild awards 1995 producers guild of america awards 1962 golden raspberry awards 1981 theaters movie theater chains industry by state alaska arizona connecticut florida georgia hawaii louisiana michigan north carolina new hampshire new jersey new mexico ohio oregon pennsylvania puerto rico virginia industry by city atlanta baltimore chicago cleveland jacksonville kansas city los angeles hollywood las vegas lone pine long island monument valley new york city harlem palm springs pittsburgh riverside san diego seattle sonora stamford vasquez rocks organizations academy of motion picture arts and sciences american society of cinematographers hollywood foreign press association miscellaneous box 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