MONTANA:
Film office
12% rebate based on hired Montana Labor
- Applies to first $50,000 of wages per Montana resident.
8% rebate based on qualified expenditures
- Includes hotel and lodging expenditures, production equipment rental, fuel costs, expendables, lumber/construction materials, vehicle rentals, and food expenditures.
Click
here for application and instructions
Click
here for a quick overview of the incentive
Click
here for the full text of the bill
Click
here to view the Economic Impact Study conducted by ArtsMarket and the
Montana Film Office.
Montana Film Office
301 S Park Avenue, Helena MT 59620Ý
Phone: 800-553-4563 (outside MT only) or 406-841-2876
Fax: 406-841-2877
Info Hotline: 406-444-3960
Email: montanafilm@visitmt.com
Incentives:
Montana has no sales tax. No room tax is charged for stays longer
than 30 days.
Out of state equipment used exclusively in the production of motion
pictures, television, or commercials is exempt from property tax for 180
consecutive days.
Out-of-state commercial vehicles used exclusively in the production
of motion pictures, television, or commercials are exempt from licensing
requirements for 180 consecutive days.
Article:
News Backstage.com
West March 17, 2004
Montana is Hollywood's
'Last Best Place' By Brooke Comer
Hollywood has always loved Montana: rugged mountains, wild rivers,
big sky, open plains; what's not to love? Filmmaking there caught on during
the 1970s, and the annual economic impact peaked at an estimated $16 million
in 1997 with "The Horse Whisperer," "What Dreams May Come" and "The Patriot."
But the movie business went north in 1998, and Montana saw only $4.2
million in film revenue. The next year brought $8.6 million, 2000 took
in $6.5 million, 2001 saw $5 million, and 2002 drew $6.8 million, but the
days of double digits are gone. Despite fewer big-budget features, Montana,
which now calls itself "the last best place," is still holding its own,
angling for independent films that "have more control over location choice
than studio pictures do," ....................READ
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