Alabama Administrative Code › Title 281 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, FORMERLY ALABAMA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND ALABAMA TOURISM DEPARTMENT/ALABAMA FILM OFFICE › Chapter 281-3-1 - ALABAMA FILM OFFICE INCENTIVES › Section 281-3-1-.04 - Selection Of State-Certified Productions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) To receive any Incentives available under
			 the Act, an Applicant must submit an Application for approval to the Office.
			 Applications for approval must be received in accordance with deadlines and
			 procedures determined by the Office, but in all circumstances, except as provided
			 in Paragraph (l)(c) below, must be received no later than 30 days prior to the
			 commencement of production activities on the project within the State of Alabama.
(a)
Office to Specify Form and
			 Content of Application
. The Office shall specify the form and
			 content of the Application. Such Application, shall, at a minimum, include:
1. The name, contact information, and
			 organizational information of the Applicant;
2. The name and contact information of any
			 Related Party of the Applicant who has provided or the Applicant expects to
			 provide goods or services for the Qualified Production;
3. A description/synopsis of the Qualified
			 Production;
4. One hard copy and an
			 electronic copy, in an industry standard budgeting program approved by the
			 Office, of an estimated itemized budget for the Qualified Production;
5. Estimate of the total expenditures to be
			 Expended in Alabama in connection with the Qualified Production, including the
			 estimated number of Residents of Alabama to be hired on the Qualified Production,
			 and the estimated music and licensing costs;
6. Estimate of the total amount of state sales,
			 use, and lodgings taxes to be incurred during production with respect to
			 Production Expenditures;
7.
			 Information that will permit the Office to make a reasonable cost/benefit
			 analysis as to the proposed Qualified Production, to determine whether such
			 project qualifies for Incentives, and to determine the maximum amount of
			 Incentives to be awarded.
8.
			 Production start date, production schedule, number of total production days, and
			 number of proposed production days in Alabama;
9. Key production personnel;
10. A working script, where applicable, that,
			 to the best of the Applicant's knowledge, represents the actual shooting script
			 or comparable treatment as of the date of the Application;
11. A designated representative of the
			 Qualified Production Company to work with the Office and the Department on the
			 reporting of information necessary to apply for the Incentives provided in the
			 Act;
12. Written consent by the
			 Qualified Production Company to include an End Credit, where applicable, and an
			 on-screen or comparable acknowledgement to the "ALABAMA FILM OFFICE," along with
			 a state logo submitted and approved by the Alabama Film Office, except where that
			 acknowledgement may be prohibited by the Children's Television Act or any other
			 local, state, or federal government policy;
13. A non-refundable Application fee of
			 §100 made payable to the "Alabama Film Office"; and
14. Detailed information regarding how the
			 production will be financed, including any binding financing commitment such as a
			 loan agreement, commitment letter or investment letter. Evidence that a majority
			 of the funding for the production has been secured before an application is
			 submitted.