Why Indiana
THE TALENT, SKILLS AND GEAR YOU NEED ARE ALL HERE
Indiana is home to more than 600 production-related film and media small businesses with a talent pool of 2000 various film and media related crew including directors, producers, camera operators, gaffers, location managers, writers, sound designers,
music producers and talent management companies.
The state also home to some of the most diverse music labels in the country, such as Jagjaguwar, Joyful Noise and ABSORB.
Through its robust college and university film and media related education ecosystem Indiana is preparing our talent for next level creative industries jobs with 19 universities offering film and/or media undergraduate and graduate programs..
“Indiana has a selection of courses and access to development, production and post-production resources at Indiana universities such as Indiana University, Ball State University, Purdue University and Butler University. As of March 2022, the Media School at Indiana University has seen an increase of 58% of enrollment by incoming freshmen for Fall 2022. Our talented students and alumni are ready to work, and we are hopeful that the Film and Media Incentive is an opportunity to keep our talented pipeline living and working in Indiana.” - Austin Francalancia, Adjunct Professor at Indiana University’s Film and Media School