Posted 26 August, 2009 in LA News
Sent 8-21-09 by Arlena Acree, Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment
* 2.5 % sales tax rebate – based on expenditures within Shreveport’s city limits (application process and rules apply)
Basic Cap- $150,000.00 total to any individual project or production for new productions by a production company which has not previously received any City of Shreveport incentives.
Subsequent Productions- $165,000.00 for a production company which brings a subsequent production to the City of Shreveport within twelve months of completion of the prior project.
The funding cap shall be increased by $10,000 for productions which utilize a Caddo Parish-based post production company.
* 1.5% sales tax rebate – based on expenditures within Caddo Parish (application process and rules apply)
Basic Cap- $20,000.00 total to any individual project or production for new productions by a production company which has not previously received any Caddo Parish or municipalities lying therein within the last twelve months.
Subsequent Productions- $22,000.00 for a production company which brings a subsequent production to Caddo parish within twelve months of completion of the prior project.
The funding cap shall be increased by $1200.00 for productions which utilize a post production company located within Caddo Parish or any of the municipalities lying therein.
* Resolution passed for the Mayor to suspend certain provisions of city ordinances to grant temporary approval for uses of film production
* Permitting: No charge for film and construction permit fees for set builds (Caddo-Bossier Parish)
* Free Locations for most of our city and parish (Shreveport and Bossier) buildings
* Free water for filming special effects – (City of Shreveport city limits) – exception wave tank
* Easy and simple permitting – no permit fees
* Assistance with DOTD permitting
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