new york is an important place for the american entertainment industry, with many movies, television series, books, and other media being set there. , new york city was the second biggest center for filmmaking and television production in the united states, making about 200 feature films every year, making about 130,000 jobs. the filmed entertainment industry has been growing in new york, providing nearly $9 billion to the new york city economy as of 2015. by amount, new york is the world leader in independent film production—one-third of all american independent films are created there. the association of independent commercial producers is also based in new york.