The Utah Film Commission announced that the Utah Board of Tourism Development approved three new productions for state film incentives. These projects are expected to create over 120 jobs and generate $2.2 million in economic impact across Millard, Salt Lake, and Utah counties.
The approved productions for October 14, 2026, include a variety of projects from both local sources. This follows several previous approvals by the Utah Board of Tourism Development throughout the year.
In August 2026, the commission announced three new productions for state film incentives that were estimated to generate an economic impact of $9.3 million. Those projects were expected to create over 100 new jobs while filming in five counties across the state.
Earlier in 2026, the Utah Film Commission reported several rounds of approvals for state film incentives. On June 5, 2026, the board approved five new productions that were expected to generate an estimated $9.2 million in economic impact and create over 400 new jobs across five counties.
On April 24, 2026, five new productions were approved, which were expected to create over 1,000 new jobs and generate an estimated $69.5 million in economic impact across six counties.
In March 2026, the board approved seven new productions for state film incentives, which were expected to generate an estimated economic impact of $12.6 million and create over 600 new jobs across 11 counties.
On February 5, 2026, three new productions were approved for state film incentives, generating an estimated economic impact of $11.3 million and creating over 175 new jobs. Those projects were filmed across the state in Juab, Salt Lake, Summit, and Utah counties.
The Utah Motion Picture Incentive Program archives maintained by the Utah Film Commission include records of various production approvals and their projected economic impacts and job creation statistics.
