Both an online and a printed Film & TV Production Sourcebook are
available.
• Indiana Film Commission
• Phone (317) 232-8829
• Website www.in.gov/film/
Erin Newell, Director, (317) 234-2087, filminfo@iedc.IN.gov
One North Capitol, Suite 700 • Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 • Tel 317.232.8888 • Fax 317.232.4146
Incentives:
Media Production Expenditure Tax Credit
Refundable tax credit up to 15%
Effective July 1, 2008
Currently developing system to process and administer credit
Online application coming soon!
Film Sales Tax Exemption
Purchases
of tangible personal property are exempt from Indiana sales tax if the
property was bought for direct use in a film, television, short, or
documentary production in Indiana.
Applies to purchases associated with preproduction, production, and postproduction.
Lodging Tax Exemption
On hotel stays of 30 days or longer
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THE
GREAT LAKES STATES
Locations,
Infrastructure, Equipment & New Incentives To Lure Your Next Production
By Ruth L. Ratny
.................Indiana film commissioner Jane Rulon has run the office for 11 years with Christopher Pohl and functions under the auspices of the Commerce Department. Film-related revenues came to $1.7 million, but Rulon's office does not track commercials, TV shows, or the immense amount of film and video production related to the Indy 500 and car racing industry.
Feature production was limited to a low-budget, independent film, Lonesome Jim, written by Indiana native Jim Strouse, who is based in New York. Steve Buscemi directed a cast topped by Liv Taylor and Casey Affleck and filmed in Indianapolis.
On the TV side, a Chinese production team filmed 20 episodes of a dramatic series for airing in China. The Indiana connection: The series was adapted from a novel written by an Indianapolis resident, published in China, that followed the American experiences of four Chinese ex-pats.......................READ MORE