Application for State Certification / Motion Picture Labor & Investor Tax Credit Application
Link for Louisiana State Certification form
The Office of Entertainment Industry Development (f/k/a Governor's Office of Film & Television Development) provides a standard form which applicants will use to apply for state certification. The application contains detailed descriptions of the following:
1. Production Title;
2. Name and address of the production company;
3. Phone / fax numbers of the production company;
4. Name, phone number, and email address of a company contact person;
5. Louisiana production office address;
6. Louisiana production office phone number;
7. Preliminary budget dollars of the film;
8. Estimated total expenditures in Louisiana;
9. Level of employment of Louisiana cast & crew;
10. Estimated Louisiana payroll;
11. Estimated start and completion dates in Louisiana;
12. Estimated number of shooting days;
13. Total percentage of film being shot in Louisiana;
The following documents must be submitted with the Application:
14. A statement that the project meets the definition of a state-certified production;
15. Detailed preliminary budget;
16. Script (including a synopsis); and principal creative elements list (principal cast, producer, and director); and
17. Distribution plan, including:
- Domestic distribution
- International distribution
- Sales Estimates
Submission and Review Procedure
Applicants must submit their completed application with attachments and application fee to the Director of the Office of Entertainment Industry Development.
Submitted applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Director.
Upon determination that an application meets the criteria for this program, the Director will send a certification letter to the investors and the Secretary of the Department of Revenue.
Application Fee (minimum: $200 / maximum: $5,000)
An application fee is assessed at 0.2% of the Estimated Tax Credits to be earned. The Estimated Tax Credits are calculated by multiplying the Estimated Expenditures in Louisiana by 25%.
Contact Information:
Office of Entertainment Industry Development
1051 North 3rd Street
P.O. Box 94185 (70804)
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225.342.5403 (phone)
225.342.5349 (fax)
Production Information Hot Line: 225-342-FILM or 225-342-3456
