Film Permits

The Office for Economic Development issues film permits for the unincorporated area of the County. Here are tools to assist you:

• Film Permit Application
• Sample Insurance Certificate
• Who Owns Which Beach
• Santa Cruz County Film Commission
• California Film Tax Credit
• Regional Tax Credit Report

Did you know...

Filming started in Santa Cruz County in 1917.

Here are some recent and popular films & tv shows:

• Bumblebee (2017)
• House on Rodeo Gulch (2016)
• Tao of Surfing (2013)
• The Cedars (2013)
• Restaurant Impossible (2012)
• Chasing Mavericks (2011)
• Wife Swap (2006)
• Kinsey (2004)
• Homegrown (1998)
• Dangerous Minds (1995)
• The Lost Boys (1987)
• Sudden Impact (1983)
• The Sting II (1983)
• Shadow Riders (1982)
• Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
• Harold & Maude (1971)
• The Endless Summer (1966)
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