Counties: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington

The cities of Albany, the State capital, Schenectady, Troy and Saratoga Springs are located in the Capital Region, surrounded by scenic mountain ranges and filled with abundant historic architecture that often is the setting for turn-of-the-20th-century locations. The region has hosted television productions (Amazon’s Modern Love series, HBO’s Succession, Showtime’s award-winning Escape At Dannemora, and USA Network’s The Sinner), star-studded feature films (Focus Feature’s The Place Beyond The Pines starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, Columbia Pictures’ Salt starring Angelina Jolie) and independent films (Fourth Man Out, As You Are, and Shoplifters of the World).

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Regional Offices:
Columbia County Film Office
Ann Cooper
800-724-1846
[email protected]

Film Albany
Deborah A. Goedeke
518-434-8191
[email protected]

Film Schenectady
Donna Pennell
518-312-6909
[email protected]

Greene County Film Office
Erin Dennin
518-943-3223
[email protected]

Saratoga County Film Commission
MacKenzie Zarzycki
(518) 584-1531 ext. 107
[email protected]

Filming in Troy
Denée Zeigler
518-279-7392
[email protected]

Counties: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego

With a busy production center based in Syracuse, Central New York has hosted more than 20 feature productions from 2016-2020 alone including Sundance favorites like Big Time Adolescence, Night House and The Mountain. Filmmakers come for the local crew, the great facilities, and the wide variety of filming options: city centers, including Auburn and Oswego;  picture-perfect lakeside villages like Skaneateles and Aurora (founded 1799);  sloping vineyards along Cayuga Lake; the beaches and lighthouses of Lake Ontario; and classic college campuses like Colgate University, Syracuse University and Wells College.



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Regional Office:

Syracuse Film Office

Eric Vinal

315-952-5801

[email protected]

Counties: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates

Rochester, the third largest city in New York State, is also where American filmmaking was born— thanks to George Eastman and his Eastman Kodak Company. That tradition continues today through the large local community of skilled crew and talent backed up by equipment rental houses, soundstages including Rochester Institute of Technology’s state-of-the-art MAGIC Spell Studios, industry vendors, and more. Boasting over 1,000 waterfalls, the 2nd largest wine producing region in the US, historic towns along the Erie Canal, Lake Ontario beaches and lighthouses, and urban centers including Rochester, Geneva and Batavia– the Finger Lakes has a wide range of looks and locations.



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Regional Office:

Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission

Nora Brown

585-279-8308

[email protected]

Counties: Nassau, Suffolk.

Adjacent to New York City, Nassau County is one of the busiest production hubs in the state outside the five boroughs. Across Long Island, the proximity of suburban towns, oceanside villages and locations is a draw, as are the many beaches and state parks that allow producers to appear to be far from the city without having to travel too far. Notable productions that have filmed on Long Island include: Apple TV+’s Dickinson and On The Rocks, HBO’s Bad Education, The Plot Against America and The Undoing, Amazon’s Hunters and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and 20th Century Studios’ The Greatest Showman.



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Regional Offices:

Nassau County Film Commission

Nugent Cantileno

516-572-0470

[email protected]

Suffolk County Film Commission

Diana J. Cherryholmes

631-853-4834

[email protected]

Town of Huntington, Office of Film & Television

Joe Schramm

(646) - 342 - 4447

[email protected]

Counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

The Mid-Hudson is another of New York’s busiest production regions outside of the five boroughs. Its proximity to New York City offers economic advantages that draw producers to the region. The availability of experienced crew and talent also is attractive to filmmakers, as well as the unique settings offered by film-friendly upscale suburbs, small riverside towns and the majestic Catskill Mountains. Some notable productions that have filmed in the region include: HBO’s I Know This Much Is True, Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Showtime’s award-winning Billions and NBC’s FBI – Most Wanted.

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Regional Offices:
Dutchess County Film Office
Melaine Rottkamp
845-463-5432
[email protected]

Hudson Valley Film Commission
Laurent Rejto
845-419-8104
[email protected]

Newburgh Film Office
Ellen Fillo
845-569-7386
[email protected]

Orange County Film Office
Amanda Dana
845-615-3860
[email protected]

Rockland County Film Office
Lucy Redzeposki
845-364-2172
[email protected]

Ulster County Film Office
Lisa Berger
845-340-3556
[email protected]

Westchester County Film Office
Natasha Caputo
914-995-8502
[email protected]

Yonkers Mayor's Office of Film and Photography
Melissa Goldberg
914-377-6043
[email protected]

Counties: Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schoharie

With homes dating back to the 1790s, framed by verdant, rolling foothills of the northern Catskill Mountains, the six counties of the Mohawk Valley are at the geographic center of upstate New York. Along the Mohawk River, the cities of Utica, Rome and Little Falls provide period downtowns, pristine suburbs and aging industrial sites, while just a few miles further south are forests, farmland and historic villages like Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Film friendly communities, great locations and experienced local crew are drawing independent films like the Tribeca Film Festival award-winning  The Half of It and the Sundance Film Festival award-winning We The Animals.



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Regional Office:

Film Otsego

Greg Klein

315-527-3082

[email protected]

Film Utica

Paul Buckley

315-534-1366

[email protected]

Counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens

New York City is the single most filmed location in the world, and it’s easy to understand why. From the glass and steel canyons of Manhattan to bustling diverse neighborhoods, the Big Apple has a location for everyone. And as one of the largest and most highly developed production centers in the world, with an all-star cast of A-list residents, a huge and diverse talent pool, state-of-the-art stages and post-production facilities, industry vendors, and the best crews in the world, New York is camera-ready and open for business. There are also  many State-run and film-friendly properties including its vast subway system, Grand Central Terminal, Hudson River Park, Roosevelt Island, airports, bridges and tunnels. The five boroughs also have the largest amount of qualified production facilities in the state. That’s why projects like NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Law & Order: SVU, CBS’s FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and Bull, Showtime’s Billions and City On A Hill, Amazon’s award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hulu’s Ramy, and FX’s Pose, to name a few, choose New York. From the Joker stairs in the Bronx to The Godfather’s Lower East Side, You’ve Got Mail atop the Empire State Building or the Brooklyn streets in Do The Right Thing, New York City is an unforgettable onscreen character unlike any other.



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Regional Office:

NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment

Pat Kaufman

212-489-6710

[email protected]

Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence

Bordered by Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence Seaway to the West, Canada to the North and Lake Champlain to the East, the region also includes the Adirondack State Park—the largest wilderness preserve outside of Alaska. The Adirondacks are home to vast forests and rolling farmlands, towns and villages, mountains and valleys, lakes, ponds and free-flowing rivers, private lands and public forest. The region also encompasses the village of Lake Placid, which has twice hosted the Olympics. And the Thousand Islands area boasts some unique locations including actual castles. Notable productions that have filmed in the region include Showtime’s Billions and Escape at Dannemora, and HBO’s Succession.



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Regional Film Office:

Greater Adirondack Film Commission

Eric P Granger

518-524-8300

[email protected]

Counties: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins

The cities of Binghamton and Ithaca are located in the Southern Tier, home to Binghamton University, Cornell University and Ithaca College. The region is largely rural with plenty of dairy farms, charming small towns, college campuses and deep forests. Productions that have filmed in the region include Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, at the Scott’s Family Resort on Oquaga Lake in Deposit, NY, Focus Feature’s The Dead Don’t Die directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver, and Lionsgate Home Entertainment’s Dreamkatcher.



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Regional Film Office:

Visit Binghamton Film Office

Louis Newman

607-321-5755

[email protected]

Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara

Home of Buffalo, the second largest city in the state, the region boasts a large local crew base, competitive costs, expansive sound stages – including Buffalo Film Works and the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center – and film-friendly government officials. Along with its dynamic locations including: Niagara Falls, art deco skyscrapers, historic urban neighborhoods, rolling farmlands and forests, a working steam railroad, picturesque towns and villages, and the only operational subway system in the state outside New York City, Western NY has become a popular spot for major studio films and a stream of indie features. Notable film projects include A Quiet Place 2, The First Purge, Marshall, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley.



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Regional Office:

Buffalo Niagara Film Office

Tim Clark

716-845-2200

[email protected]