Our office is committed to good service. In
the 10-year history of the film commission, we've developed
a network of troubleshooters and resources from around
our county. We coordinate city, county, state and some
federal film permits.
We have a seamless relationship with the Tampa Film Commission, so you can consider St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Tampa as one production region. If we can't find your location needs here, we'll refer you to the place in Florida where you can find it.
Resource and Location Book
For a copy of our Resource and Location
Book, call us at 727-464-7241 or e-mail us. We'll provide
it free to qualified production personnel, and ship it
overnight.
Permitting & Insurance
All film permits are free. Exceptions are state parks
and public buildings that are in the rental business.
Most city and county offices will only charge for services
if they incur overtime or some other extraordinary cost.
The usual liability insurance coverage for location filming
is $1 million. It may be more with large productions or
those involving pyrotechnics and stunt work.
Security
Our film commission can help coordinate hiring off-duty
police officers, along with marine, environmental, helicopter
and other special operations personnel you may need. Police
and sheriff officers must be paid at their department
rate; most have a 4-hour minimum charge. Our officers
are reliable and experienced in film/video production.
Preliminary Location Scouting
Tell us your location requirements. Let us put together
images for your review. Or even better, scout it yourself.
We'll help arrange a customized scouting familiarization
trip.
We maintain a library of location photo files available
for loan. Call us at 727-464-7241 or e-mail us and we
will take care of your needs.
State Film Commissioner
The film commissioner for Florida, Rebecca Dirden Mattingly,
may be reached at 1-877-FLA-FILM or e-mail at [email protected].
Her staff assistants: Robert, Ally, Audrey and Chelsea.
Sales Tax Rebates
The State of Florida Department of Revenue will rebate
certain sales taxes paid on production costs. Contact
the Refund Section at 850-488-8937 for application forms.
Child Actors
The State of Florida has strict child labor regulations.
Producers must have their permits in hand prior to filming.
However, the child labor officials can almost always provide
permits in one day. Call them directly at 1-800-226-2536
or 850-487-2536. To apply for a child actor permit online,
click here (then enter Child Labor Section). (Note: site
under construction March 2000.)
Crews & Facilities
Our West Central Florida Production Guide is provided
complimentary to qualified production personnel. The production
guide is accessible online at www.filmfla.com. At that
Web site you'll also find crews, facilities and equipment
for the entire state.
Accommodations
For advice on hotel accommodations in proximity to your
locations, contact the film commission. We can guide you
based upon convenience and cost. You may access our Visitors
Guide via this Web site and book rooms on line.
For a hard copy of the Visitors Guide, with breakdowns
of all hotels based on address, costs and services, call
us at 727-464-7241 or e-mail us and we will ship it right
out to you. |
