PRODUCTION INCENTIVES

• Updated film commission information for ALABAMA.
• Added incentive information for:
• CAYMAN ISLANDS
• LOUISIANA - Shreveport
  
  
• Proposed legislation updates for:
• ALASKA
• ARIZONA
• IOWA
• LOUISIANA
• MAINE
• MICHIGAN
• MINNESOTA
• NORTH CAROLINA
• OHIO
• PUERTO RICO
• SOUTH CAROLINA
• TEXAS
• WISCONSIN
• CANADA - Ontario
  
  

TEXAS

• Maximum Benefit: 5% to 15% of qualifying local spend or 8% to 25% of wages paid to Texas residents; if ≥ 25% of filming days are in "underutilized areas," the grant is increased by 2.5% for the local spend option or 4.25% if the wage option is selected; the incentive is tiered based on local spend (5% incentive for reality and talk shows; 70% resident cast requirement is N/A)
• Compensation and Project Caps/Funding Per Year: No caps; compensation in excess of $1,000,000 is excluded; $7,500,000 in funding remains for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009
• Project Criteria: Minimum local spend = $250,000 for film or television program, or $100,000 for a commercial, series of commercials, educational and instructional videos, and digital interactive media productions; ≥ 70% of cast and crew must be residents (unless it is determined that there are not sufficient residents to fill the positions); ≥ 60% of the moving image must be filmed locally
  
  

WASHINGTON

• Maximum Benefit: 30% of qualifying local spend
  
  

WEST VIRGINIA

• Maximum Benefit: 27% of qualifying local spend and an additional 4% if ≥ 10 or more residents employed full time, for a maximum of 31%
  
  

FRANCE

• Type of Incentive: Refundable tax rebate to the line producer
• Maximum Benefit: 20% of qualifying local spend (up to 80% of the total production or post-production costs)
• Compensation and Project Caps/Funding Per Year: €4,000,000 per project; total public subsidies granted for one project ≤ 50% of total budget
• Project Criteria: Minimum local spend = €1,000,000 for eligible fictional and animation projects; minimum shoot (fictional) = 5 days (N/A for animation); cultural test
• Eligible Entities: French company line producing the project
  
  

ICELAND

• Maximum Benefit: 20% of qualifying local spend, including all EEA spend (EU plus Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland) if > 80% of the television or movie production costs are incurred locally
• Project Criteria: No spend test
  
  

ITALY

• Compensation and Project Caps/Funding Per Year: €5,000,000 per project per year; capped at 60% of the overall budget; including up to 30% of EU spend through an Italian company
• Project Criteria: Applies to local spend; must pass a "culture test"
• Eligible Entities: Italian executive producing company
• Sunset/Review: December 31, 2010