Television/Film Production

Paterson is fast becoming a popular location for television and movie production, especially due to the plethora of beaux-arts buildings in the historic downtown.  Recent filming productions have included Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, David Simon and Ed Burns’ The Plot Against America, and Jordan Peele’s Hunters. 

Contact: Jessica Diaz, Public Information Officer, 973-321-1600, jdiaz@patersonnj.gov

Filming permit application for the City of Paterson

Film and Digital Media Tax Credit

The New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program provides a credit against the corporation business tax and the gross income tax for certain expenses incurred for the production of certain films and digital media content in New Jersey.

The goal of the program is to incentivize production companies to film and create digital media content in New Jersey.

For questions regarding the New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program, please contact the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission at (973) 648-6279 or the New Jersey Economic Development Authority at (609) 858-6767.