Arkansas Film Commission
Association of Film Commissioners International
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
Metro Little Rock Alliance

Incentives

Digital Product and Motion Picture Industry Development Act of 2009
On April 3rd, Governor Mike Beebe signed into law the Digital Product and Motion Picture Industry Development Act of 2009, creating a 15 percent rebate on all qualified production expenditures in Arkansas. An additional payroll rebate of 10 percent will be granted for certain cast members and technical crew in the production who are full-time residents of Arkansas.

In order to qualify for this new incentive, a production company must spend at least fifty thousand dollars within six months in connection with one project. The incentive includes commercial productions. (Will not be funded until July 2009.)

Federal Motion Picture Incentive
On October 3, 2008, Congress approved an extension and modification of “Section 181,” a federal tax incentive designed to combat runaway film and television production. A higher expenditure cap of $20 million (rather than $15 million in most areas of the country) applies to productions the aggregate costs of which are “significantly incurred” in: a) areas eligible for designation as low-income community under the New Markets Tax Credit program (as defined in section 45A of the Internal Revenue Code), or b) areas eligible for designation by the Delta Regional Authority as a distressed county or isolated area of distress, which includes Little Rock and Pulaski County, as well as most of the eastern half of Arkansas.

Business-to-Business Goods/Services
Reduced rate at selected hotels/motels
Reduced rate at selected restaurants/caterers
Reduced rate at selected rental car companies
Reduced prices/rates at selected production-related businesses

No-Fee Production Services
Location scouting assistance
Liaison services with Industry facilities and services
Augmented research
Liaison to and among community, production companies and government(s)
On-call problem solving

Unions
Although Arkansas is a right-to-work state, many local cast and crew members maintain entertainment industry union and guild affiliations, including:

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Joyce Smith, Office Manager
11324 Arcade Drive, Ste. 17
Little Rock, AR 72212
501.227.7301
Business Agent: Rusty Hardy
501.351.3408 cell

Teamsters Local 878
6000 Patterson Avenue
Little Rock , AR 72219
501.562.2020

American Federation of Radio & Television Artists (AFTRA)
Art Directors Guild
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Writers Guild of America (WGA)

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