Incentives

2009/2010 Florida Film, Television, and Digital Media Incentive

The Don Davis Entertainment Industry Economic Development Act of 2007

Thank you for your interest in filming in Florida and utilizing Florida’s Film, Television and Digital Media Incentive program. Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Legislature have provided $10,800,000 in funding for the 2009/2010 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2009.

The Office of Film and Entertainment will begin accepting applications for FY 2009/2010 on Monday, June 15th. Only projects with a principal photography start date within 180 days of the application date will be accepted. Application packets must be complete before they will be considered.

Please select the category below that best fits your production or project. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the information. Please submit your completed application and required documentation via any of the delivery methods provided below:

Mail: Florida Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment

The Capitol Building, Suite 2001

400 South Monroe Street

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Fax: (850) 410-4770

Email: Film.Incentive@MyFlorida.com

Please Note: E-mails with a file size of 10 megs or greater will not be accepted. Executable files such as .exe, .html, .wav, .zip, etc. will be stripped for security reasons. It is recommended that files be sent in a PDF format.

General Production Queue 'A' Films, TV, Commercials and Music Videos with Qualified Expenditures $625,000 or more

Eligible for 15 - 22% Cash Rebate

Click & Print:

     .  Application Packet Queue ‘A’

     * Filing for Rebate Guidelines

    * Florida Declaration of Residency Form

    * Sample Qualified Expenditures Budget

    * Sample Contract

    * Sample Signed Summary Statement

    * Request Confidentiality

General Production Queue 'B' Multiple Commercials and Music Videos with $500,000 or more in combined qualified expenditures, and with a minimum of $100,000 in qualified expenditures per production

Eligible for 15 - 20% Cash Rebate

Click & Print:

    * Application Packet Queue ‘B’

    * Filing for Rebate Guidelines

    * Florida Declaration of Residency Form

    * Sample Qualified Expenditures Budget

    * Sample Contract

    * Sample Signed Summary Statement

    * Request Confidentiality

Independent Florida Filmmaker Queue ‘C’

Indie Florida Feature Films or Documentaries 70 minutes or longer with Qualified Expenditures of $100,000 up to $625,000

Eligible for 15 - 17% Cash Rebate

Click & Print:

    * Application Packet Queue ‘C’

    * Filing for Rebate Guidelines

    * Florida Declaration of Residency Form

    * Sample Qualified Expenditures Budget

    * Sample Contract

    * Sample Signed Summary Statement

    * Request Confidentiality

Digital Media Projects Queue ‘D’ Interactive Entertainment (as defined herein)

Qualified Expenditures of $300,000 or more

Eligible for 10% Cash Rebate

Click & Print:

    * Application Packet Queue 'D'

    * Filing for Rebate Guidelines

    * Florida Declaration of Residency Form

    * Sample Contract

    * Sample Signed Summary Statement

    * Request Confidentiality

Florida’s incentive is a cash reimbursement, not a tax credit, which means the producer gets a check for the full value of the incentive earned. No brokers are necessary. The program begins July 1, 2009, and will be effective through June 30, 2010.

The Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive Program is authorized by section 288.1254 of the Florida Statutes. Click here to view the statute in its entirety.

Florida Entertainment Sales Tax Exemption

Effective January 1, 2001, any qualified production company engaged in Florida in the production of motion pictures, made for television motion pictures, television series, commercial advertising, music videos or sound recordings may be eligible for a sales and use tax exemption on the purchase or lease of certain items used exclusively as an integral part of the production activities in Florida.

In order to be exempt from Florida's sales tax at the point of sale, the production company must apply for a certificate of exemption for presentation to a registered Florida sale and use tax dealer when making purchases and rentals of qualified production equipment.

If you have any questions regarding the Certificate of Exemption for Qualified Production Companies, please visit the Department of Revenue's Film in Florida page.

ONLINE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL

Please apply for the Entertainment Industry Sales Tax Exemption online:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY OR RENEW ONLINE

If your session has timed-out during the application process, and you would like to recover the information you have already entered, please click here:

CLICK HERE TO RECOVER YOUR SESSION

If you have applied online for the sales tax exemption, and you would like to check the status of your application, click here.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION

If you are unable to apply online, or are having trouble with the links above, please contact the Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment at (877) 352-3456.

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