Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Tucson: URGENT - TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE CUT UNLESS WE ACT NOW

 

 

From: brian@brianmulligan.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: [IFASA] [APA] URGENT - TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE CUT UNLESS WE ACT NOW

 

Please read this important, urgent message about the state tax incentives for films.

 

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Sent: 2/10/2009 2:54:17 PM

Subject: FW: [APA] URGENT - TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE CUT UNLESS WE ACTNOW

 

Here is detailed Alert from the Arizona Production Association about the hearing tomorrow.

 

Please call or email one or more of the Senators listed below who are on the Senate Finance Committee. Their contact info is below.

Shelli Hall
Director
Tucson Film Office
division of Metro Tucson CVB
100 S. Church Ave.
Tucson, Az 85701
520.770.2126
www.filmtucson.com ll www.visittucson.org

-----Original Message-----
From: apa@broadcast.net [mailto:apa@broadcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:41 PM
To: Apa@Broadcast.Net
Subject: [APA] URGENT - TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE CUT UNLESS WE ACT NOW

An APA NewsGram - February 10, 2009

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Dear APA Member/Industry Professional:

 

Following is an URGENT message regarding Arizona's Tax Incentive Program to benefit our industry. As you know, Arizona has a huge fiscal deficit and is looking to cut programs. TOMORROW the Finance Committee will be holding a PUBLIC meeting to help determine whether or not OUR incentive program should be cut.

 

Please take the time to READ the following message, then ACT. This affects our livelihood, and only by joining our voices together can we hope to keep what we've got.

 

Please don't respond to this e-mail - we won't get it. If you need to contact APA, send a NEW email to: info@azproduction.com. Please note this is the ONLY INFO we have on this meeting and this campaign.

 

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Dear APA Members,

 

As you know, our State is looking to make budget cuts wherever possible.  They are now focusing on the Arizona Motion Picture Tax Incentives and the State Film Office. The Finance Committee will be holding a hearing TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY (2/11/09) at the State Capitol (room SHR 3) and it is open to the public.

 

This is the time for all of us to rally together and support the incentive program and our State Film Office.  Is the program perfect - no.  However, if we lose the Tax Incentive program, we will not have the opportunity to improve it and/or keep Arizona competitive with the other 45 states that also have Film Incentive Programs.

 

Many of you have fought long and hard to achieve the progress that we made thus far, and we do not want all of those efforts to be wasted.  Only by working together and showing our support of the Film Office and the Incentive Program will we have a chance to save them.

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY.

 

How You Can Help ...

 

Make a phone call or send an email RIGHT NOW.  Below you will find the names of Senators, and the neighborhoods they represent, who are meeting Wednesday afternoon to decide the fate of the film industry in Arizona.  APA and other industry organizations have worked hard to pass this program and put it into place, and we should not let it die in a committee meeting.  Please pick one or more of these Senators and call them or send them an email right now.  Tell them:

 

1)  You work in the film industry.

2)  The local film industry is made up of small business owners and hard-working entrepreneurs. 

3)  The State Film Office and the Motion Picture Tax Credit is important to the local film industry, important to tourism and important to Arizona.

4)  The Motion Picture Tax Credit is working, it just needs time to reach its full potential.

 

Then ask for their support of the State Film Office and the Motion Picture Tax Credit.

 

Please call or email at least one of the following Senators today.  Thank you for your help.

 

* East Central Phoenix, District 15: Ken Cheuvront (pronounced chevron), Phone Number: (602) 926-5325, Email Address: kcheuvront@azleg.gov

 

* Far Western Arizona, District 3: Ron Gould, Phone Number: (602) 926-4138, Email Address: rgould@azleg.gov 

 

* West Central Phoenix, District 14: Debbie McCune Davis, Phone Number: (602) 926-4485, Email Address: dmccunedavis@azleg.gov 

 

* Southwest Valley, District 13: Richard Miranda, Phone Number: (602) 926-5911, Email Address: rmiranda@azleg.gov 

 

* West Mesa, District 18: Russell Pearce, Phone Number: (602) 926-5760, Email Address: rpearce@azleg.gov 

 

* Prescott, Verde Valley & Williams, District 1: Steve Pierce, Phone Number: (602) 926-5584, Email Address: spierce@azleg.gov 

 

* North Central Phoenix & Paradise Valley, District 11: Barbara Leff, Phone Number: (602) 926-4486, Email Address: bleff@azleg.gov 

 

* North East Phoenix, Carefree & Cave Creek, District 7: Jim Waring, Phone Number: (602) 926-4916, Email Address: jwaring@azleg.gov 

 

For a more detailed map of our Legislative Districts you can visit: http://azredistricting.org

 

For a complete list of State Senators, visit http://azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=S

 

In addition, if you can also attend the meeting tomorrow, below is more information.

 

Committee on Finance - Meeting Notice 

Date: Wednesday, 2/11/09 

Time: 1:30 pm 

Location: State Capitol, SHR 3 (The State Capitol is located at 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ  85007) 

 

The public is welcome to speak at the meeting and make comments about the program at this time.  Should you elect to do so, you must sign in at the kiosk outside the Senate Hearing Room (SHR). 

 

For a direct link to the information page, go to: http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/agendas/0211011487%2Edoc%2Ehtm 

 

To check the status of the meeting go to: http://azleg.gov/AlisToday.asp and enter the date of 2/11/09 

 

Thank you for your help in this important industry effort.

 

Rami M. Kalla

2009 APA President

Producer/Director

Point In Time Studios

Tel: 480-237-1267

Fax: 480-237-1268

 

Please DO NOT REPLY to this email. This server is used for outgoing mail only. To contact APA, send a NEW MESSAGE to: info@azproduction.com

 

Thank you!

 

Distributed by the Arizona Production Association

6615 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 101

Scottsdale, AZ  85250

480-345-6464

480-941-2557 FAX

www.azproduction.com

 

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