Moving Image Industry Incentive Program - Qualifying Application

The Office of the Governor, Texas Film Commission, as a state agency, must comply with the Texas Public Information Act (the “Act”). In the event that a public information request related to the applicant is submitted to the agency, the agency will (i) promptly notify the applicant of the request, (ii) take all appropriate actions with the Attorney General of Texas to prevent release of confidential information, including asserting exemptions under the Act, and (iii) provide the applicant with full information and opportunity to participate in such process.

The following application package must be received by the Texas Film Commission no earlier than 30 days and no later than 5 PM Central Time on the business day prior to the first day of principal photography or, for video games and animation, the first day of production:

• A Qualifying Application, to be completed and submitted online;
  
• An itemized budget detailing only estimated Texas expenditures, submitted via email;
  
• A content document, submitted via email.

All application materials should be submitted electronically. Budget and content documents should be submitted as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel documents.

Upon proper submission of the online application, the applicant will be forwarded to a confirmation page that acknowledges submission of the online application and provides the email address to which the budget and content document should be submitted.

NOTE: The application package is not complete until all required documents have been received.

Please do not submit an application if:

• Your project does not meet program qualifications.
  
• Your type of project appears on an ineligible projects list.
  
• You do not have the necessary budget or content documents to complete the application package.
  
• It is more than 30 days from your project's first day of principal photography or first day of production.
  
• The first day of principal photography or production on your project has already occurred.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

If you have already started principal photography or production, you are not eligible to apply to the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.

APPLICATION DEFINITIONS

1. "Business day" is a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a legal federal holiday.
2. "Cast" includes all people who appear or perform in front of the camera, including but not limited to, featured actors, extras, and interviewees.
3. "In-state spending" or "Texas spend" is the amount of money spent in Texas by a production company during pre-production, production and postproduction of the project.
4. "Principal start date" has different definitions for film, television, commercial and video game projects:
   • For film, television or commercial projects, "principal start date" is the first day of principal photography.
   • For video games and animated projects, "principal start date" is the first day of production.
5. "Production" has different definitions for film, television, commercial and video game projects:
   • For film, television or commercial projects, "production" is the period between the first and last days of principal photography, inclusive.
   • For video game and animated projects, "production" is the period between the end of pre-production and the completion of the project.
6. "Texas crew" is an individual paid to perform work by the production company in Texas who is involved in the creation of this specific project.
7. "Texas resident" is an individual who is a permanent resident of Texas for at least 120 days prior to the principal start date and who has completed a Declaration of Residency Form.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Feature Film
(30 minutes or more)

• narrative film
• documentary

Television Program

• episodic series
• miniseries
• television movie ("MOW")
• television pilot
• television episode
• reality television
• interstitial television programming
• nationally syndicated talk show

Commercial
(less than 30 minutes)

• commercial
• commercial series
• infomercial
• interstitial advertising
• music video
• educational video
• instructional video

Video Game (software)

• game console
• personal computer
• handheld console
• mobile electronic
• stand-alone arcade machine
• browser or web-based games

Principal Start Date *   (mm/dd/yyyy) 
Production Day(s) # * 
Texas Production Day(s) # * 
Production Day(s) In Underutilized Areas #

Estimated Completion Date *   (mm/dd/yyyy) 
Where? * 
Where? * 
Where?

APPLICANT (PAYEE) INFORMATION

LOCAL TEXAS COMPANY INFORMATION (required if different from above)

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

ECONOMIC IMPACT INFORMATION

FILM & TELEVISION INCENTIVE CALCULATION OPTION

BUDGET INFORMATION

CREW & CAST INFORMATION

PREPARER'S INFORMATION (must be an authorized representative of the applicant)

  * By checking this box and clicking "Submit Application," I certify that the information provided in this application along with any pertinent information included in accompanying materials is true, correct, and complete. Any submission of false information may be subject to penalties. Additionally, I confirm that I have read and consent to the Moving Image Industry Incentive Program Rules and Requirements as promulgated by the Texas Film Commission and to the foregoing notification regarding the Texas Public Information Act.