Sarasota County Film And Entertainment Office

IN A WORLD OF COMPETING INCENTIVES, Sarasota County, FLORIDA offers up-to-100% cash back for County government fees/charges, and up-to-20% cash back in the private sector and other municipalities within the County!

It’s a simple, straightforward CASH REBATE processed quickly, covering 570 square miles of diverse locations: five barrier islands, three cities, one town, two unincorporated communities; miles of globally acclaimed, award-winning “sugar sand” snowy white beaches directly on the Gulf of Mexico; urban, upscale environs rich with polo, rowing, yachting, cricket, baseball, golf, regattas, and many other sports; remarkable culture with opera, ballet, museums, theatres, orchestras/symphonies, galleries, artisans and fairs abounding; striking rural and wilderness regions including a winding river, jungle with a rope footbridge in the treetop canopy, ranches with genuine cowboys driving cattle and having rodeos; the working and heritage world of CIRCUS with Wallendas and other legacy families & star performers, the John & Mable Ringling Museum and Ca d’Zan Estate; a thriving young TECH sector including five colleges and Ringling’s 40,000 SF of brand new state-of-the-art SOUNDSTAGES & STUDIOS; the world-recognized Sarasota Film Festival, and so much more! That’s only a glimpse of SARASOTA COUNTY, its assets and resources: a true production-friendly commitment which AWAITS YOU.