Government Forms For Every Corner of Production

ARTS-CID - Articles of Incorporation of a Common Interest Development Association

To form a nonprofit mutual benefit common interest development association, you must file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. You can use form ARTS-CID to file Articles of Incorporation.

ARTS-CL - Articles of Incorporation of a Close Corporation

To form a close corporation in California, you must file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. A “close corporation” means a corporation, including a close social purpose corporation, whose Articles of Incorporation include a provision that all of the corporation’s issued shares of all classes will be held of record by not more than a specified number of persons, not exceeding 35. You can use form ARTS-CL to file Articles of Incorporation for a Close Corporation.

ARTS-GS - Articles of Incorporation of a General Stock Corporation

To form a general stock corporation in California, you must file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. You can use form ARTS-GS to file Articles of Incorporation.

ARTS-MU - Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation

To form a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation in California, you can fill out this form or prepare your own document.

ARTS-PB501(c)(3) - Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

To become a nonprofit corporation in California you must file Form ARTS-PB-501(c)(3), the articles of incorporation for a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

ARTS-PC - Articles of Incorporation of a Professional Corporation

To form a professional corporation in California, you must file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. You can use form ARTS-PC to file Articles of Incorporation for a Professional Corporation.

Affidavit to Dissolve-Louisiana Limited Liability Company

A form used to dissolve a limited liability company in the state of Louisiana.

Affidavit to Dissolve-Louisiana Nonprofit

A form used to dissolve a nonprofit corporation in the state of Louisiana.

Appendix B - Budget Template (Film Space Grant 2023-2027)

In order to apply for a SF Film Space Grant for nonprofit organizations, download and complete this budget template. Uploaded the completed budget template with your online applicaiton. Link opens in Microsoft Excel.

Production Incentives

Application For A Blanket Permit To Employ Minors In The Entertainment Industry — Attachment List of Minor Form

This secondary form must be completed and submitted along with the “Application For A Blanket Permit To Employ Minors In The Entertainment Industry — Theatrical Permit Packet” in order to apply for a permit to employ minors in the entertainment industry in Louisiana.

Child Performer Permit

Application For A Blanket Permit To Employ Minors In The Entertainment Industry — Theatrical Permit Packet

A form used to apply for a permit to employ minors in the entertainment industry in Louisiana.

Child Performer Permit

Application For Film Permit To The Department Of Animal Services

In order to use live animals in a production in California, productions must fill out and submit this form.

Application For Permission To Employ Minors In The Entertainment Industry

In order to employ minors in the entertainment industry in the state of California, productions must fill out and submit this form.

Application for Reservation of Name

A form used to reserve a corporate name prior to filing a Certificate of Incorporation.

Application for a State Cable & Video Franchise

This form can be used to apply for a cable and video franchise in the state of Louisiana as defined in RS 45:1363.

Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority

This form must be completed and filed by out-of-state corporations in order to do business in Louisiana.

Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company

This form must be completed and filed by out-of-state limited liability companies in order to do business in Louisiana.

Application to Register for a Sales Tax Certificate of Authority

An application for a Certificate of Authority, which gives productions the right to issue and accept most New York State sales tax exemption certificates.

Tax Incentive, Tax Form

Application to Withdraw-Foreign Corporation & Limited Liability Company

This form must be completed and filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State in order to obtain a Certificate of Withdrawal. A Certificate of Withdrawal allows a foreign corporation or limited liability company authorized to transact business in Louisiana to withdraw its business from the state.

Articles Of Incorporation for a Louisiana Business

A form used to create a corporation in the state of Louisiana.

Articles of Incorporation-Louisiana Nonprofit

A form used to create a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Louisiana.

Articles of Organization (Professional Service) for Domestic Limited Liability Companies

A form used to create a professional service limited liability company.

Articles of Organization for Domestic Limited Liability Company

A form used to create an LLC in the state of New York.

Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company

A form used to create a limited liability company in the state of Louisiana.

Articles of Organization-Louisiana Low-Profit Limited Liability Company

A form used to create a low-profit limited liability company (or L3C) in the state of Louisiana. The primary purpose of the L3C cannot be to make a profit, but rather to achieve a social benefit, with profit as a secondary or ancillary purpose.

Articles of Reinstatement

Use this form to reinstate a corporation that has previously been terminated in the state of Louisiana. A corporation may be reinstated up to five years after the effective date of the termination.

Baton Rouge Film Production Hold Harmless Agreement Instructions

Any production using property in and around Baton Rouge area owned by the city must complete and submit this hold harmless agreement before filming.

Baton Rouge Filming Application

An application for a permit to film in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge Fire Department Filming Application

All productions filming in Baton Rouge are required to complete this Fire Department filming application. The Fire Department will provide location safety assessments where necessary and determine required safety measures for each production on an individual basis.

Baton Rouge Parking Meter Request

This form must be completed and submitted to Film Baton Rouge for any production which requires the closure of on-street, metered parking spaces in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge Traffic Closure Permit

This form must be completed and submitted to Film Baton Rouge for any production which requires closure of Louisiana state or city roads, or will interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

Benefit Corporation Certificate of Ammendment for Domestic Business Corporations

A form used by an existing business corporation to become a benefit corporation by amending its certificate of incorporation to include a statement that “The corporation is a benefit corporation under Article 17 of the Business Corporation Law.”

Benefit Corporation Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Business Corporations

A form used to form a benefit corportation in the state of New York. Business corporations formed as benefit corporations, in addition to business purposes, are formed for the purpose of creating a “general public benefit.”

Berkeley Film Permit Application

An application for a permit to film in the city of Berkeley.

Business Entity Records Order Form

To obtain information related to a business entity record from the California Secretary of State, complete this form.

CNY Film Fund Diversity Enhancement Addendum Template

A form in which productions can supply additional information about production diversity when apply to the CNY Film Fund in Onondaga County, NY.

CNY Theatrical Film Fund Intent To Apply

A form productions can fill out to express intent to apply to the CNY Theatrical Film Fun, an incentive-based funding program intended to increase the number of domestic feature film productions in Central New York.

Startwork, Employment Forms

California Civil Rights Department’s Sexual Harassment Fact Sheet

A pamphlet prepared by the California Civil Rights Department containing all the information on sexual harassment that employers must distribute to all employees.

Startwork, Employment Forms

California Employment Development Department’s Paid Family Leave Insurance pamphlet DE 2511

Paid Family Leave law requires employers to provide the Paid Family Leave brochure to new employees, employees who request leave to care for a seriously ill family member or bond with a new child, or employees who participate in a qualifying event due to an eligible family member’s military deployment.

California Film & Television Tax Credit Program 3.0 Fringe Benefits Chart

The Fringe Benefits Matrix is for the application and approval process to prevent projects from overstatement. If a project is admitted into the program, actual fringe amounts will qualify for tax credits.

California Film Tax Credit Application Checklist — Non-Independent Productions

An application checklist for non-independent productions applying for a California film tax credit.

California Film Tax Credit Application Checklist —Independent Productions

An application checklist for independent productions applying for a California film tax credit.

California Film Tax Credit Final Documentation Checklist

A checklist of final documentation that must be submitted when applying for a California film tax credit. After completing Phase IV on the application portal, prodcutions must submit ALL documents listed on the checklist.

California Film Tax Credit Interim Documentation Checklist

A checklist of documentation that must be submitted during the course of applying for a California film tax credit.

Startwork, Employment Forms

California Labor Commissioner’s notice on the Rights of Victims of Crime and Abuse

Brochure on the rights of victims of crime and abuse that employers must provide to new workers when hired and to other workers who ask for it.

Certificate of Amendment - Corporate Name Change Only – Nonprofit

If you wish to change the name of your nonprofit corporation, you must fill out and file this form with the California Secretary of State.

Certificate of Amendment - Corporate Name Change Only – Stock

If you wish to change the name of your corporation, you must fill out and file this form with the California Secretary of State.

Certificate of Amendment of California Nonprofit Corporations

To amend (change, add or delete) provisions contained in the Articles of Incorporation, it is necessary to prepare and file with the California Secretary of State a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation.

Certificate of Amendment of California Stock Corporations