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Wyoming Film Incentives are now available, click here for more information.
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Wyoming Film/Arts Update:
Wyoming Film Festival
The Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga, WY plays host to this premier event. The festival includes a line-up of commercial and documentary films, with panel discussions on the role of film in the arts, a guest lecture from The Shootist screenwriter Miles Swarthout, and live accompaniement from UW’s Starting and Stalling Orchestra during a screening of the original, 1914 silent version of The Virginian.
For a copy of the full schedule of showings, presentations and expert discussions, please visit www.wyomingfilmfestival.org.
Wyoming Short Film Contest winner announced
Short films about a woman who makes art out of bugs, a look at surfing on the Snake River, and profiles of ski makers and kite enthusiasts secured first prize for David Gonzales of Jackson as winner of the first Wyoming Short Film Contest. Gonzales accepted the honor in a ceremony last night at the Jackson Hole Film Festival. “I was surprised and honored to receive this recognition. It’s exciting to find out my work seems to be heading down the right path,” Gonzales said. He will be awarded $25,000 from the Wyoming Film Office.
Wyoming Cultural Guide
The Film, Arts & Entertainment Program of Wyoming Travel & Tourism has finished production on the 2008 Wyoming Cultural Guide. This Guide highlights Wyoming’s cultural amenities including statewide museums, historic sites, theatres, galleries, artist studios and cultural events. We print 100,000 guides that are distributed in-state at Chambers of Commerce, information centers and other tourism related organizations, and out-of-state at regional information centers. If you or your organization would like to help in the distribution of these guides, you can contact Kathy Davis at (307) 777-2872 with your order.
Cody's Celebration of the Arts
Cody Wyoming is hosting a Celebration of the Arts from September 23rd to the 27th. Events include the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, the Cody High Style exhibition featuring western fashion and design, and a closing night Patrons Ball. For more information on the exhibits, visit rendezvousroyale.org or call 888.598.8119.
Albertus Magnus Short Film Contest
Albertus Magnus College invites filmmakers to submit short films that explore the impact of the US constitution and the Bill of Rights on the lives of people living in the United States today. As examples, films might engage topics such as: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, the right to bear arms, etc. The series will be on the campus of Albertus Magnus College, September 15-17, 2008. Films may be narrative of documentary. For more information and application materials,
visit http://www.albertus.edu/wethepeople.html
The Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) program provides a cash rebate for production companies of up to 15 percent on dollars spent in the State of Wyoming. The production company must spend a minimum amount of $500,000 to qualify and then meet additional criteria to determine the rebate percentage between 12% - 15%.
Qualified expenditures generally include, but are not limited to:
•Wages, salaries, or other compensation for technical and production crews, directors, producers, performers and extras who are residents of this state.
•Expenditures on goods and services in Wyoming for preproduction, production, post-production, digital media effects services, rental equipment, meals, lodging, sets, and set construction.
Rebate percentage between 12% and 15% based on the following criteria:
• Wyoming storyline (full 15% rebate)
• Behind the scenes footage highlighting Wyoming locations (up to 14% rebate)
• Wyoming props and product placement (up to 13% rebate)
• Filmed in Wyoming credit (minimum 12% rebate)
• Other promotional opportunities that provide Wyoming tourism value could be negotiated to determine rebate percentage.
Call for Locations
The Wyoming Film Office is calling for photos of potential filming locations throughout the state. We're updating our film office web site at www.filmwyoming.com with hundreds of new images and we need your help. We're looking for any interesting locations that could be used by a production company for feature films, television specials and commercials. We need to have contact information for each location. For example, if the location is privately owned we need the owners contact information including address, directions, phone number, etc. If the location is on public land, we need to know which agency to contact for permitting, i.e. BLM, Forest Service, State Lands, etc.
Please send ALL location images, prints or digital, to Colin Stricklin at info@filmwyoming.com or mail them to:
Colin Sticklin
Wyoming Film Office
I520 Etchepare Circle
Cheyenne, WY 82007
(307) 777-3400
Film Business Plans
Sharp Angle is an entertainment business consulting firm founded by a former studio executive that creates film strategies for indie filmmakers/producers. They create comprehensive film business plans that are often essential for indie filmmakers who plan to raise funds from private investors. Since filmmakers often only get to pitch their projects to investors once, it is important to deliver a polished business plan the first time. They are solely a consulting firm and they do not provide any film financing.
Sharp Angle consulting services includes:
• Film business plans
• Cashflow and financial projections
• Comparable film analysis
• Distribution and marketing strategies
• Global market potential evaluation of scripts
For details contact: SHARP ANGLE
www.filmbiz101.com/filmbusinessplan.html
advisors@sharpangle.com or steven.lutzer@sharpangle.com
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