Leigh von der Esch
Director
Utah Film Commission
324 South State Street, Suite 500Ý
Salt Lake City,ÝUtah, 84111ÝÝUSA
Department of Community and economic Development - Film Commission

Phone:Ý801-538-8740 | Fax:Ý801-538-8746 |
Email:ÝLVONDERE@utah.gov

ÝUtah Division of Travel Development - Utah in the Movies - http://travel.utah.gov/utahinthemovies.html
 
 
 

INCENTIVES
Motion Picture Incentive Fund   - The Utah Film Commission is now accepting applications for the Motion Picture Incentive Fund (MPIF). The MPIF is a post performance rebate returning 10% for every "dollar spent in Utah."

Sales Tax Exemption - Senate Bill 190  allows film, television and video production to take a sales tax exemption at the point of sale on machinery and equipment.

Transient Room Tax Rebate -   Utah offers a transient room tax (TRT) rebate. The TRT of up to 3 percent added to sales tax is refundable for persons occupying a public accommodation for 30 consecutive days or more.
 

Local Commissions

 Utah Valley Film Commission
Blain Wilkey

111 South University Ave.
Provo, UT 84601
Phone:    801.851.2105
Toll Free: 800.222.UTAH
Fax:        801.851.2109
www.utahvalley.org/film
 

   Kane/ Kanab County Film Commission
(Cowboy) Ted Hallisey

78 South 100 East
Kanab, UT 84741
Phone:    435.644.5033
Toll Free: 800.SEE.KANE
Fax:        435.644.5923
www.kanecounty.com

 Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission
Marian Delay

P.O. Box 640
Moab, UT 84532
Phone:   435.259.1370
Fax:        435.259.1376
www.filmmoab.com
 

   Park City Film Commission
 Sue Kapis
1910 Prospector Ave.
P.O. Box 1630
Park City, UT 84060
Phone:    435.649.6100
Toll Free: 800.453.1360
Fax:        435.649.4132
www.parkcityfilm.com
 

FROM:  FILMING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES  - Article in Production Update Magazine June 2004
"..........................Leigh von der Esch, film commissioner of the Utah Film Commission, reports on the work in her state over the past year. "We've had some feature work, some television series like Warner Brothers' Everwood, and some great commercials - national and international spots like Dodge, SkiDoo, Honda Pilot, and Element, to name a few." But she also notes that "production is off quite significantly, partly due to the loss after nine years of the one-hour series Touched by an Angel." Also, movies of the week, which have been Utah's bread and butter, have been bumped from prime time television by reality-based programming. And the new financial incentive programs that have been put in place in other jurisdictions are "showing us how much influence they are having on producer decisions and the bottom line," says Von der Esch.

 2004 is the first year that the Utah Film Commission has been able to bring forward legislation for the motion picture industry, "and we are very pleased to have both of our bills pass," says Von der Esch. Senate Bill 190 is a sales and use tax exemption on the purchase, rental, and lease of motion picture production and post-production equipment, which will go into effect on July 1, 2004. Senate Bill 240 calls for a legislatively mandated task force that will look at Utah's film industry holistically and strategically to see what would be the best financial incentives and legislative changes to bring forward next year to best retain the motion picture business, expand existing business, and attract new production. Additionally, included with changes to the existing Industrial Assistance Fund legislation, this fund could open up potential funding incentives for feature, television, episodic and commercial production. "We are very excited to be developing the eligibility criteria for this fund for the motion picture industry," says Von der Esch"................................READ MORE
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