Projects must spend between $500,000 and $999,999 in Utah and hire at least 75% Utah cast and crew, excluding extras. Alternatively, projects can qualify without the cast and crew requirement by spending over $1,000,000 in Utah.

**Projects spending between $100,000 and $500,000 can qualify for a 20% cash rebate through the Community Film Incentive Program as long as a director, writer, or producer is a Utah resident, and at least 85% of the cast and crew are Utah residents earning at least $100 per day.

Local Hire/Rural Production Bonus: a 5% bump (from 20% to 25%) if the production company spends $1,000,000 in Utah, hires 75% in-state cast and crew (excluding extras and five principal cast members), and 75% of production days occur in rural areas.

Prior to production, submit the application in PDF format via e-mail to the Utah Film Commission Director. The  application will be reviewed by the Utah Film Commission for completion and then submitted to the Motion Picture Advisory Committee for review and recommendation to the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Directors.

The motion picture company must have proof that 100% of financing of the anticipated Utah spend is in place.

If a production has initiated principal photography prior to the office's receipt of a completed application or will not commence principal photography for more than 90 days from date of application, the application for incentive may be denied.

Applications are accepted on the 15th of each month.

$12,000,000 of the annual funding pool is reserved for productions filming in rural areas.

Under special circumstances, a production may start preproduction during the MPIP application process. However, if a company starts filming a production in Utah prior to submitting a MPIP application, an incentive cannot be approved.

Utah is a right-to-work state.