The film history has a long history in Miami and greater South Florida and continues to grow as the entertainment industry expands throughout Florida. Miami is home to one of the largest production and distribution centers in the world for the film, television, commercial advertising, still photo, music and new media industries. The industry's combined economic impact in the local economy is about two billion dollars annually,[1] with $100 to $150 million coming from more than 1,000 location filming shoots each year.[2] There approximately 3,000 companies working in film and entertainment in Miami-Dade County, employing an estimated 15,000 workers.[3]
