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New York is experiencing a new renaissance in film and TV production in the five boroughs, largely prompted by an influx of original scripted television series set and shot in the city.
Experts expect the growth to continue in 2016 and the coming years, fueled by a confluence of factors that have made the city an increasingly desirable location for productions big and small.
"The reason we see a real explosion in the growth in New York City is just all of the things that New York City has to offer a production," said Luis Castro, the acting commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.
In 2015, 336 movies were filmed in New York City, compared to 242 in 2014, with 46 episodic shows shot here compared to 29 in 2014, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group that was released in October 2015. In 2014, the city took in a record $8.7 billion from the film and TV production industry, the report said.
The state offers a tax credit of up to $420 million per year for New York-based productions, extended in 2013. A report by Empire State Development found the production and post-production credits alone to be responsible for more than...