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RHODE ISLAND FILM & TV OFFICE
One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-3456
(401) 222-3018 Fax
401-222-6666 Hot Line
www.film.ri.gov
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1. Does your state offer tax incentives? Yes
a. Details including percentage? 25% of state certified production costs incurred directly attributable to activity within the state.
b. Refundable/Transferable/Rebate? Transferable
c. Brokerage contact?Please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
d. Difference between local productions vs. productions/corps from out-of-state? No
2. Are there cash rebates offered?
a. labor? No
b. sales tax? No
3. What are your caps/minimums? -
a. Cap per production? None
b. Annual cap? House Bill 7390 was recently amended to reduce the program capacity to $15 million per year.
c. Is there a minimum spend requirement per production? $300,000
4. Are there sales tax discounts? No
5. Are there hotel tax discounts? Yes
6. Are there any state or local fees offered at no charge?
a. Police/Fire ? Depends on the municipality
b. Permits? Yes
c. Use of state or locations at no charge/reduced cost? Yes
7. Is your state a “right to work state?” No
8. Crew base 2-1/2 deep
a. Number of union crews (i.e. - how many productions can be served?) 2-1/2 deep
b. Number of non-union crews 2-1/2 deep
c. Allowances to bring crew from out-of state (union cooperation) Yes
d. Crew contact information Please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
9. Do you have sound stages? Yes
a. How many, size, website? 3 (please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov)
b. Measurements of stages? Please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
c. Alternatives to sound stages (warehouses, etc)? Yes
d. Proximity to city center Within 10 miles
10. Do you have equipment houses in your state? Yes
a. Please specify grip/electric/camera/vehicles, etc. Red Herring, High Output and others (please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov)
b. Where are they located? Please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
c. If not in your state, closest facilities? N/A
11. Do you have film and/or sound labs in your state? Yes
a. Please specify Tango Pix, Star Trax and others (please seen online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
b. Where are they located? Please see online production guide at www.film.ri.gov
c. If not in your state, closest facilities? N/A
12. Specify your weather patterns Classic 4 seasons
13. What are the child labor laws in your area? No state specifications; each municipality has own requirements
14. Please list the productions which have shot in your state within the last 2 years.
Clique
27 Dresses
Brotherhood
Dan In Real Life
Education of Charlie Banks
Evening
Hachiko
Hard Luck
I Am Paige Armstrong
Normal Adolescent Behavior
Underdog
Waterfront
15. Please add any additional information, or a statement from your office here.
Our mottos: “Rhode Island – Smallest State, Greatest Backlot”
“In the Big Cities You’re a Number; In Rhode Island You’re a Neighbor”
Welcome!
On behalf of the Rhode Island Film & TV Office, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and our elected officials, I invite you to film your production in our beautiful Ocean State.
From our diverse locations to our outstanding restaurants and cultural attractions, I’m certain you’ll find Rhode Island to be a fun, film-friendly neighborhood. Our state is merely forty-eight miles long and approximately forty miles wide, so please try to see as much of it as you can while you’re here. Each area is diverse, rich with history and visually unique. One twenty-minute road trip can take you from a vibrant cityscape to a scenic ocean drive and, if you keep going, you may find yourself at one of our magnificent mansions. Believe me, you won’t be disappointed.
Please do not hesitate to call our office if you have any questions or needs. We stand ready to assist you in any way we can and the Rhode Island Film & TV Office is always here to help you make some movie magic!
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