ULSTER – TechCity in the Town of Ulster has been granted certification as a qualified film studio by the Governor’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development. That will allow potential film productions to use facilities there to meet the requirements of the New York State Film Credit.

 “It’s is a monumental development,” said Hudson Valley Film Commissioner Laurent Rejto. “This will allow film productions to shoot locally and qualify for the film credit without having to relocate outside of the Hudson Valley. The lack of a qualified site has always been the missing link in getting films to commit to the region. When National Geographic’s “The Human Footprint” used TechCity for soundstage purposes in 2007, it cemented the fact that it was a win-win.”

“Having a State-certified studio is a leap forward in advancing the film and digital graphics industry cluster we’ve been pushing,” said Ulster County Development Corporation President Lance Matteson.