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The State Theatrical Arts
Resources (STAR) Partnership is a unique program that
offers filmmakers access to unused, distinctive
State-owned properties (e.g., health facilities, vacant
office structures, prisons, etc.) for a nominal fee or
at no charge, thus helping production companies to
substantially cut below-the-line expenses. Permits for
STAR properties are also obtained through the CFC. |
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Free
permits for California State properties. |
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No State hotel tax on occupancy. Most cities or counties
that impose a local hotel tax have a tax exemption for
occupancies in excess of 30 days. |
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Five
percent sales tax exemption on the purchase or lease of
post-production equipment for qualified persons. |
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No
location fees for California State properties. |
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Coordination with more than 55 in-state film
commissions. CFC will e-mail your customized location
requests to designated film commission offices. |
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Crews are highly qualified and plentiful. |
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Support services are readily available. |
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California has many types of location options, just
about every kind of look. |
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California Locations -
Diverse, Plentiful, Accessible |
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The
state film office serves as the your conduit to
access many of California's state lands, locations and
facilities, free of charge. California
is the home of Hollywood. The Golden State served as
backdrops for John Ford's 1939 film Stagecoach,
and the recent remake of Planet of the Apes.
California has everything from the green forests of the
northwest to the arid deserts of the Middle East, and
the wet rice paddies of Asia to the snow-capped mountain
vistas overlooking cactus-covered desert landscape. |
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