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1. Does your state offer tax incentives? Yes
a. 25% on all qualified production spending in Massachusetts.
b. Refundable/Transferable/Rebate? Massachusetts is the only state where film credits are both transferable or refundable at 90% of their value. Filmmakers may either sell credits at market rates, or receive a direct rebate from the state at a guaranteed 90% of the face value of the credit—whichever option is more favorable to the filmmaker.
c. Brokerage contact? Not applicable
d. Difference between local productions vs. productions/corps from out-of-state?
Loan-out corporations and out-of-state corporations may be counted toward Massachusetts production spend.
2. Are there cash rebates offered? yes
3. What are your caps/minimums? No cap on individual credits. No annual cap. No line. No pre-application. $50,000 minimum spend required.
4. Are there sales tax discounts? No sales tax on production related expenditures.
5. Are there hotel tax discounts? Room rate discounts are available through the Film Offfice. No hotel tax discount.
6. Are there any state or local fees offered at no charge? State owned locations/facilities are “fee-free�?.
7. Is your state a “right to work state”? No. But films shot here recently under newly elected leadership at the Teamsters–which now works closely with the Film Office—have gone smoothly and without incident.
8. Crew base - Outside of NY and California, Massachusetts has the best crew base in America.
9. Do you have sound stages? Yes. Contact Massachusetts Film Office for specifics.
10. Do you have equipment houses in your state? Yes. Contact Massachusetts Film Office for specifics
11. Do you have film and/or sound labs in your state? Yes. Contact Massachusetts Film Office for specifics.
12. Specify your weather pattern – It’s New England. If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.
13. What are the child labor laws in your area? ? Child Labor laws are comparable to most other states. Contact Massachusetts Film Office for specifics.
14. Please list the productions which have shot in your state within the last 2 years.
THE DEPARTED directed by Martin Scorcese (Warner Bros) — 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture.
GAME PLAN directed by Andy Fickman (Disney) — Post Production
GONE BABY GONE directed by Ben Affleck (Disney) — Post Production
“21″ directed by Robert Luketic (Sony Pictures) — Post Production
MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL directed by Howard Deutch (Lionsgate Films)
THE WOMEN directed by Diane English (New Line Films)
PINK PANTHER DEUX directed by Harald Zwart (Columbia Pictures)
REAL MEN CRY directed by Brian Goodman (Yari Film Group)
THE BOX directed by Richard Kelly (Warner Bros)
THE GREAT DEBATERS directed by Denzel Washington (MGM)
THE LONELY MAIDEN directed by Peter Hewitt (Yari Film Group)
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST directed by Mark Waters (New Line)
PAUL BLART: MALL COP directed by Steve Carr (Columbia Pictures)
ASHECLIFFE directed by Martin Scorcese (Paramount Pictures)
THE PROPOSAL directed by Anne Fletcher (Disney)
THE SURROGATES directed by Jonathan Mostow (Disney)
BRIDE WARS directed by Gary Winick (Fox)
THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH directed by Ricky Gervais (Warner Bros)
EDGE OF DARKNESS directed by Martin Campbell (Graham King Prod)
Massachusetts Film Office
Nick Paleologos, Executive Director
31 St. James Ave. Suite 260
Boston MA 02116
617-423-1155
617-423-1158 fax
nick@mafilm.org
http://www.mafilm.org
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