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

Incentives

Federal
As of 2004, federal tax relief applies to films that have production budgets up to $15 million and spend at least 75% of services wages in the United States. The allowable budgets can go up to $20 million if the shooting and expenditures are within the Delta Regional Authority, which includes Little Rock’s Pulaski County, as well as over half of the counties in Arkansas.

100% of all production costs may be deducted as allowable expenses in the first year of expenditure. As a result, the cost of the film production can be deducted as an expense on tax returns in the first year of production.

Local
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 (West)

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