9/17/09State Representative Casis of Michigan has gone on the warpath to re-think Michigan's generous incentives:http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/senators/cassis/FilmTaxCredit.asp?District=15
http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?id=2348&District=15
7/4/09:This
just arrived in the mail -- an elaborate magazine about filming in
Michigan and it's incentives published by the Dove Foundation.
Excellent reading!http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/dovefoundation/mmim_200906/#/08/23/08:MICHIGAN
continues as the incentives state de jour, with 53 films approved to
date, 45 applications currently under review, and 16 films either in
production, in prep, or wrapped. The state has just posted
regulations for the incentive; CLICK to download a copy.
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MICHIGAN:
Film office
Mailing Address:
Michigan Film Office
300 North Washington Square 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
800-477-3456
517-241-0867 Fax
Email: mfo@michigan.org
Staff:
Janet Lockwood, Director
Jackie Wressell, Executive Assistant
wressellj@michigan.orgMichael Grabemeyer, Locations Manager and Webmaster
grabemeyerm@michigan.orgTony Garcia, Locations Scout and Research
garciat@michigan.orgKen Droz, Communications Manager
drozk@michigan.orgRichard Jewell, Workforce Development
jewellr@michigan.org
2008 Michigan
Filming Incentives Application
2008 Michigan
Filming Incentives in a Nutshell
Must spend at
least $50,000 in Michigan to be eligible.
*40% cash
rebate, across the board on Michigan expeditures, with a spending threshold of
$50,000
*We will add
an extra 2% if the company films in one of the 103 Core Communities
in Michigan.
*Labor and
Crew: 40%-42% Resident and Above the Line, 30% Non-resident Below the Line.
*There will
also be a low interest loan program and an infrastructure tax credit program as
well as a workforce development tax credit for hiring and training current MI
crewmembers to a higher level.
*The only cap
will be a maximum of $2 million salary per employee.
*There is no
other cap and no sunset.
Download the
2008
FIlm Incentive
Application
Application
must include: estimated Michigan expenditures, project type, Michigan
production days, local hires and more. The company must send a
script/storyboard, insurance documents, the budget, any confidential
information requirements and the application fee of $100. The project must
commence filming within 90 days of approval.
This incentive
became effective in April 2008. Please call or e-mail the Michigan Film Office
for additional application information.
- Film
Incentive Application
800-477-3456
517-373-0638
jlockwood@michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/filmoffice
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Film Office - Photo Library
Michigan
Production Alliance - The mission of the Michigan Production Alliance
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THE
GREAT LAKES STATES
Locations,
Infrastructure, Equipment & New Incentives To Lure Your Next Production
By Ruth L. Ratny
Michigan's legislature stepped up to the incentive plate and knocked home a
financial incentive package that's "a first for Michigan," says an
elated Janet Lockwood, Michigan Film Office director since 1992. "And I'm
very positive about what it will do for filming in the state."
_Introduced in late May, the incentive package was patterned after
Louisiana's, "but it's not quite as extensive," she added.
_As Lockwood explained the package, producers can get 1) the statewide
6% sales tax exemption - and along with that, in keeping with Michigan law, 2) a
6% use tax exemption, and 3) a 1.9% single business tax....................................................READ
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