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Loring is a Los Angeles-based writer, director, and creative producer. His work has been commissioned by a diverse range of clients- from Havas Worldwide to Wisecrack, inc.- and has been screened around the world. Through a background that blends project development with physical production across multiple formats, Loring has developed a uniquely eclectic skillset as a visual storyteller.
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From its Atlantic coast to the bustling metropolis—and major production hub—of Atlanta, the state of Georgia boasts a tantalizing range of locations for studio and independent productions alike. Few states rival Georgia’s blending of history with modernity, and even fewer states offer the infrastructure necessary to foster a thriving production community over the long-term.
With the addition of full-scale backlots, studio spaces, and other production facilities, Georgia’s location limits are set only by budget and imagination. The state can now host virtually any type of project, and it has the filmography to prove it.
Classics like Deliverance, My Cousin Vinny, Forrest Gump, and Remember the Titans put Georgia on the production map decades ago. More recently, blockbusters like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 have balanced indie hits like Baby Driver, 42, and Into the Wild.
Series like The Walking Dead and Stranger Things have cemented Georgia’s mark on scripted television, while The Amazing Race and The Real Housewives of Atlanta cover its bases in the unscripted market.
And if Georgia’s resume isn’t enough to impress you, its production incentives might yet do the trick. The Georgia film tax credit is an impressive incentive program that affords qualifying filmmakers both high value and flexibility.
For more on everything the state has to offer, be sure to take a closer look at the Georgia Film Office. In the next section, we’ll dig into a few key forms to help you maximize your Georgia production experience.
Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database has all the forms you’ll need to keep a production running smoothly in the Peach State.
To help ensure your production in Georgia has its paperwork in order, here are some of the most crucial forms available in our database.
Permitting is an essential practice for productions in any city and in any state. In Georgia, filling out the City Atlanta Film Permit Application is one of the first steps for shooting in the state’s most well-known production hub. This online application kicks off the process of obtaining a film permit in Georgia’s Hollywood of the South.
Of course, Atlanta isn’t the only production destination in the state. Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database holds permit applications for several other film-friendly Georgian locales, including:
Beyond basic permits, be sure to check for other forms or documentation required by your filming locations. For example, the City of Senoia requires any commercial, TV, film, or video production to return a completed, signed, and notarized City of Senoia Film Affidavit. Similarly, productions in Savannah are required to submit a Film Savannah Project Registration Form and a Community Notification Letter.
The G-1003 is a tax withholding form that productions use to report the total income taxes withheld from both employees and contractors as well as any amount of taxes remitted to the state. The form is an important component of tax compliance documentation for any shoot operating within the state of Georgia.
However, the G-1003 can also be an important tool for productions themselves. In the event that a production overpays income taxes to the state, the G-1003 will be used to claim a refund of the overpayment.
The formation and maintenance of loan-out companies is a standard practice in certain corners of the production industry, particularly those that revolve around independent filmmaking. However, the process of forming and maintaining different types of loan-outs can vary from state to state.
To help your production get up to speed as quickly as possible, Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database hosts detailed guidelines for various filing procedures in the state of Georgia. Here are a few examples:
These helpful guides provide step-by-step instructions for setting up their respective business entities. You may also find it useful to search the database for other incorporation documents in Georgia, such as an application for trademark registration.
The state of Georgia boasts an impressive tax credit program. To receive credit for a production, filmmakers must first complete and submit a Georgia Film Tax Credit Application.
The application must be submitted no later than seven days after the start of principal photography.
To qualify for film tax credits in Georgia, productions are also required to submit additional paperwork within their own, separate timeframes, including a Georgia Expenditures Report (GER), a Mandatory Film Tax Credit Audit Application, and a Georgia Film Tax Credit Form (IT-FC).
The Georgia film tax credit comes with a unique twist. On top of the standard credit, the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act also allows for an additional 10% tax credit known as the Georgia Entertainment Promotion (GEP) Uplift credit.
To qualify for the Uplift credit, productions must satisfy a few basic requirements. The first is to submit a Georgia Entertainment Promotion Distribution Form when the project is distributed. Famously, the second requirement refers to the inclusion of a Georgia logo in an approved project’s credits. However, the state of Georgia now also allows filmmakers to meet this requirement by fulfilling a select number of Alternative Marketing Opportunities.
Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database is a powerful, forward-thinking tool that can help your production meet the pace of an evolving entertainment industry. Explore it yourself and find out firsthand how Wrapbook can be a force multiplier for your team.
And if you’re planning a shoot in the Peach State, stop by our Production Incentive Center as soon as possible. You can use Wrapbook’s free resources to discover not only more production incentives in Georgia but also how to leverage them to maximize your production’s budget.
Production in the Peach State comes with plenty of paperwork. From basic permits to critical tax credit applications, making a movie in Georgia requires filmmakers to wade through a slew of official documents and forms.
Fortunately, Wrapbook can help you cut through the noise.
We’re proud to announce that Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database now includes essential forms for the state of Georgia. Below, we’ll take you on a quick tour of our new offerings and show you how you can use the database to streamline your next shoot.
Wrapbook leverages next-gen technology to help production teams achieve success faster. While documentation is of vital importance for filmmakers, we believe that simply finding the right paperwork should never be a problem. That’s why Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database collects and organizes every official document you might need for production into a single, convenient location.
With just a few keywords, you can search Wrapbook’s Government Forms Database for any official form at the federal, state, or even local level. From LLC filings to documentation for payroll compliance, our database centralizes government paperwork to save your team time and energy that can be better spent on the work that makes a real difference.
Ready to get started? Check out Wrapbook’s Government Forms Center today.
