Alaska Film Office Reports
Public Information about the Alaska Film Office and Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program.
- Annual Report
- Qualified Projects
- Approved Tax Credits
Annual Report to the Legislature:
| 2013 Report February 12, 2013 - PDF (435K) |
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| 2012 Report February 15, 2012 - PDF (7MB) |
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| 2011 Report February 16, 2011 - PDF (632KB) |
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| 2010 Report February 1, 2010 - PDF (392KB) |
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| 2009 Report April 10, 2009 - PDF (75KB) |
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Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program
Qualified Projects
Project and Status (as of 6/5/2013):
| FY13 Qualifications | ||||
| Type | Company | Decision Date | Status | PDF Info |
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| NFTV | Sun Never Sets Productions (#2) | 6/4/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Wilma TV (#3) | 5/16/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Wild West Alaska (#2) | 5/16/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#15) | 5/16/2013 | Active | |
| FF | The Dark, LLC | 5/14/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Real Route Productions (#2) | 5/14/2013 | Active | |
| Comm | SprocketHeads | 5/14/2013 | Active | |
| Comm | Alaska Channel (#3) | 5/14/2013 | Active | |
| FF | Story Knife Films | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Steve's Outdoor Adventures | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Orion Entertainment (#2) | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| FF | Teton Gravity Research (#5) | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Orion Entertainment (#1) | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#6) | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| Doc | GlacierFilm, LLC | 4/26/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Lizard Trading Productions | 4/26/2013 | Denied | |
| FF | Teton Gravity Research (#4) | 2/21/2013 | Active | |
| FF | Standard Films (#2) | 2/12/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Green Bottle Productions | 2/11/2013 | Active | |
| Doc | Iditarod Trail Committee (#3) | 2/8/2013 | Active | |
| Comm | Radical Media, LLC (#2) | 1/16/2013 | Active | |
| NFTV | Discovery Communications, LLC | 12/18/2012 | Active | |
| Comm | Washington Square Films | 12/17/2012 | Complete | |
| Doc | Catatonia S.C. | 12/10/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Al Roker Entertainment (#3) | 11/2/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Yukon Route Productions (#2) | 11/2/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | BBC Worldwide | 10/23/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#14) | 10/15/2012 | Active | |
| Comm | Solaris Films, Inc. | 10/8/2012 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Out of the Woods Productions | 9/24/2012 | Active | |
| Doc | Alaska Channel (#2) | 9/10/2012 | Active | |
| Comm | Radical Media, LLC | 9/10/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Brian Catalina Entertainment, LLC | 8/29/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | T Group Productions, Inc. | 8/29/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#5) | 8/20/2012 | Active | |
| Comm | H.S.I. Productions Inc. | 7/23/2012 | Active | |
| Estimated Credits: | $8,990,951 - doesn't include denied/expired/withdrawn | |||
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| FY12 Qualifications | ||||
| Type | Company | Decision Date | Status | PDF Info |
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| FF | Grizzly Bear Productions | 6/20/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#13) | 6/20/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Real Route Productions | 6/19/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Zonk! Productions (#3) | 6/19/2012 | Active | |
| FF | Wayfare Entertainment | 6/8/2012 | Active | |
| Doc | BBC - Natural History Unit | 5/25/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Fireside Media Group | 5/25/2012 | Active | |
| FF | Alaska Film, LLC | 5/17/2012 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Wild West Alaska, LLC | 5/11/2012 | Active | |
| Doc | Affinityfilms (#3) | 4/20/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#12) | 4/20/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Ranger Media, LLC | 4/5/2012 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Bongo Productions (#3) | 4/5/2012 | Active | |
| FF | Hunter Killer Productions | 3/9/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Yukon Route Productions | 3/9/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | WILMA TV | 3/9/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | Al Roker Entertainment (#2) | 3/9/2012 | Active | |
| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#4) | 3/9/2012 | Active | |
| FF | Revenant Productions Inc. | Withdrawn by Producer | ||
| Doc | Iditarod Trail Committee (#2) | 2/24/2012 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#11) | 2/23/2012 | Complete | |
| FF | Teton Gravity Research (#3) | 2/10/2012 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Godu Productions | 2/6/2012 | Active | |
| Doc | Red Rock Films | 1/2/2012 | Complete | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#6) | 12/16/2011 | Denied | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#5) | 12/16/2011 | Denied | |
| Doc | Alaska Channel | 12/8/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Parthenon Entertainment | 12/7/2011 | Active | |
| Comm | Epoch Films | 12/7/2011 | Active | |
| NFTV | Prospector Productions | 12/5/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#10) | 12/5/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Experience Media Studios | 11/7/2011 | Active | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#4) | Withdrawn by Producer | ||
| NFTV | Original Productions (#9) | 9/13/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#8) | 8/23/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Love of Life, LLC | 8/22/2011 | Active | |
| NFTV | Warm Springs Productions | 8/15/2011 | Active | |
| Comm | Stardust Brands | 8/8/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Georgia Film Fund Five | 7/28/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Helping Hands Productions | 7/22/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | ZONK! Productions (#2) | 7/13/2011 | Complete | |
| Doc | Affinityfilms (#2) | 7/12/2011 | Active | |
| Estimated Credits: | $39,933,936 - doesn't include denied/expired/withdrawn | |||
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| FY11 Qualifications | ||||
| Type | Company | Date Qualified | Status | PDF Info |
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| NFTV | D & S Fisheries, LLC | 6/16/2011 | Active | |
| NFTV | Dangerous Waters Productions | 6/16/2011 | Active | |
| FF | Legacy Pictures | 6/16/2011 | Withdrawn | |
| NFTV | Al Roker Entertainment (#1) | 5/23/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Authentic Alaskan Productions | 4/27/2011 | Active | |
| FF | Teton Gravity Research (#2) | 4/26/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Red Machine LLC | 4/7/2011 | Expired | |
| FF | Hyde Production LLC | 4/6/2011 | Withdrawn | |
| Doc | Iditarod Trail Committee (#1) | 3/31/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#3) | 3/18/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#7) | 3/18/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#2) | 3/15/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Bongo Productions (#2) | 3/14/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | PAX Worldwide (Ten Thirty-one Pictures) | 2/28/2011 | Active | |
| FF | Kid Play Entertainment (#1) | 2/24/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Cretaceous Films | 2/17/2011 | Complete | |
| FF | Standard Films Distribution | 2/10/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#6) | 2/1/20111 | Complete | |
| Doc | Saint Thomas Productions | 1/26/2011 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Boutique TV / Think Factory Media | 12/28/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#3) | 12/16/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#2) | 12/7/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Discovery Studios | 12/7/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#5) | 11/19/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | Arctic Film Group | 10/26/2010 | Complete | |
| NF-TV | Zonk! Productions (#1) | 10/12/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | 1964 Motion Pictures | 9/10/2010 | Expired | |
| NFTV | Sun Never Sets Productions | 8/20/2010 | Complete | |
| Doc | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 8/20/2010 | Complete | |
| Comm | Aero Films | 8/9/2010 | Expired | |
| NF-TV | Bongo Productions (#1) | 8/9/2010 | Complete | |
| Doc | Wildlife HD Productions | 7/26/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Jean Worldwide | 7/9/2010 | Complete | |
| Estimated Credits: | $19,184,590 - doesn't include denied/expired/withdrawn | |||
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| FY10 Qualifications | ||||
| Type | Company | Date Qualified | Status | PDF Info |
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| NFTV | Original Productions (#4) | 6/23/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | Teton Gravity Research (#1) | 6/15/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | Beyond Indigo Productions | 6/15/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | Doppleganger Productions | 5/26/2010 | Active | |
| Doc | Whittier Museum Association | 5/4/2010 | Expired | |
| FF | Brain Farm | 5/3/2010 | Complete | |
| FF | Icebreaker Films | 4/28/2010 | Complete | |
| Comm | Rabbit Content | 4/1/2010 | Complete | |
| Doc | Great Projects Media | 3/11/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Rainy Pass Productions | 3/1/2010 | Complete | |
| TV Drama | Sennet Entertainment | 2/17/2010 | Withdrawn | |
| FF | On The Ice Productions | 2/4/2010 | Complete | |
| TV Drama | Christmas with a Capital "C" Productions | 1/26/2010 | Complete | |
| Doc | Anker Productions | 1/20/2010 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#3) | 12/30/2009 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#2) | 11/30/2009 | Complete | |
| FF | Godspeed the Movie | 11/20/2009 | Denied | |
| Doc | Pentecorvo Productions | 11/16/2009 | Complete | |
| FF | Greenwomb Productions | 10/30/2009 | Expired | |
| FF | KRS Productions | 10/15/2009 | Expired | |
| NFTV | Freemantle Media | 9/3/2009 | Expired | |
| Doc | Affinityfilms (#1) | 8/13/2009 | Complete | |
| NFTV | Diverse Bristol | 8/7/2009 | Complete | |
| Doc | Kaos Entertainment | 7/30/2009 | Complete | |
| FF | Dangerous Passage Productions | 7/14/2009 | Expired | |
| Estimated Credits: | $16,003,622 - doesn't include denied/expired/withdrawn | |||
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| FY09 Qualifications | ||||
| Type | Company | Date Qualified | Status | PDF Info |
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| NFTV | PSG Motion Pictures (#1) | 5/6/2009 | Completed | |
| NFTV | Tiger Aspect Productions | 5/6/2009 | Expired | |
| NFTV | Original Productions (#1) | 3/2/2009 | Completed | |
| NFTV | Moore Huntley Productions | 2/3/2009 | Completed | |
| Doc | The Ascending Path | 11/3/2008 | Completed | |
| FF | Proposal Productions | 9/15/2008 | Completed | |
| Estimated Credits: | $345,882 - doesn't include expired | |||
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| Active Qualifications: | 61 (as of 6/5/13) | |||
| Qualifications from completed productions: | 63 | |||
| Qualifications Denied: | 4 | |||
| Qualifications Expired (production did not submit final application): | 9 | |||
| Qualifications Withdrawn: | 5 | |||
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| Legend: NFTV = Non-Fiction Television | FF = Feature Film | Comm = Commercial | Doc = Documentary | ||||
Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program
Tax Credit Approval Information
Credits Approved by the Alaska Film Office (as of 6/5/13):
| FY13 Approved Tax Credits | ||||||||
| Project # | Company | Production | Type | Tax Credit $ | Approval Date | Eligible Spend | Credit /Spend | PDF Info |
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| 13-020 | Original Productions | Ax Men (season 5) |
NFTV | $101,096.85 | 6/5/13 | $316,746.39 | 31.92% | |
| 13-019 | Bongo | Flying Wild Alaska (season 2) |
NFTV | $477,433.87 | 5/17/13 | $1,485,113 | 32.15% | |
| 13-018 | Ranger Media | Married to the Army: Alaska | NFTV | $342,293.68 | 5/13/13 | $1,067,600 | 32.06% | |
| 13-017 | Prospector Productions |
Goldfathers | NFTV | $487,486.00 | 5/10/13 | $1,546,962 | 31.51% | |
| 13-016 | Alaska Channel, Inc. | Ketchikan: a Story of Art & Culture |
Doc | $48,162.34 | 4/23/13 | $139,470 | 34.53% | |
| 13-015 | Alaska Film | Wildlike | FF | $202,165.26 | 4/22/13 | $653,643 | 30.93% | |
| 13-014 | Zonk! Productions | NAPA's North to Alaska |
NFTV | $105,887.48 | 4/2/13 | $352,175 | 30.07% | |
| 13-013 | Solaris Films | UNIQLO 2012 Thermal Pants | Comm | $43,661.02 | 3/22/13 | $133,011 | 32.83% | |
| 13-012 | Washington Square Films | Arby's "Stakeout" & "Fish" | Comm | $53,191.23 | 3/19/13 | $152,521 | 34.87% | |
| 13-011 | Great Projects Media | Alaska, the World & Wally Hickel | Doc | $63,783.48 | 3/7/13 | $205,452 | 31.05% | |
| 13-010 | Al Roker Entertainment | Coast Guard Alaska (season 1) |
NFTV | $335,903.27 | 3/5/13 | $1,078,031 | 31.16% | |
| 13-009 | Original Productions | Ice Road Truckers (season 6) |
NFTV | $419,124.99 | 12/19/12 | $1,255,028 | 33.40% | |
| 13-008 | Helping Hands | Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp |
NFTV | $354,348.50 | 12/6/12 | $995,276 | 35.60% | |
| 13-007 | Teton Gravity Research | The Dream Factory | FF | $148,010.03 | 12/3/12 | $478,276 | 30.95% | |
| 13-006 | Original Productions | Deadliest Catch (season 8) |
NFTV | $690,881.90 | 11/28/12 | $2,037,093 | 33.92% | |
| 13-005 | Iditarod Trail Committee | The 2012 Iditarod Race Documentary | Doc | $75,557.24 | 11/19/12 | $222,670 | 33.93% | |
| 13-004 | Original Productions | Bering Sea Gold Rush (season 1) |
NFTV | $322,732.49 | 10/1/12 | $984,157 | 32.79% | |
| 13-003 | Standard Films | 2112 | FF | $44,100.27 | 9/24/12 | $146,340 | 30.14% | |
| 13-002 | Cretaceous Films | Walking With Dinosaurs - 3D | FF | $1,666,271.15 | 8/24/12 | $5,209,495 | 31.99% | |
| 13-001 | Georgia Film Fund Five | The Frozen Ground | FF | $6,257,139.45 | 7/17/12 | $19,200,749 | 32.59% | |
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| FY13 Tax Credits Approved: | $12,239,230.50 | Spend: | $37,659,808 | 32.50% | ||||
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| FY12 Approved Tax Credits | ||||||||
| Project # | Company | Production | Type | Tax Credit $ | Approval Date | Eligible Spend | Credit /Spend | PDF Info |
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| 12-022 | PSG Motion Pictures | Alaska State Troopers (season 3) |
NFTV | $79,416.78 | 6/13/12 | $254,775 | 31.17% | |
| 12-021 | Brain Farm Cinema | Art of Flight | FF | $87,057.01 | 5/22/12 | $289,917 | 30.03% | |
| 12-020 | Red Rock Films | Wild Alaska | Doc | $38,811.61 | 5/7/12 | $124,002 | 31.30% | |
| 12-019 | Original Productions | Ax Men (season 4) |
NFTV | $104,516.05 | 4/13/12 | $329,677 | 31.70% | |
| 12-018 | Discovery Studios | Homer: Before the Freeze |
NFTV | $106,217.22 | 3/6/12 | $331,916 | 32.00% | |
| 12-017 | Thinkfactory Media | Mounted (season 1) |
NFTV | $292,381.44 | 3/1/12 | $922,496 | 31.69% | |
| 12-016 | API Arts & Outreach | Icebound | Doc | $86,209.74 | 2/28/12 | $243,501 | 35.40% | |
| 12-015 | Icebreaker Films | Big Miracle (aka Everybody Loves Whales) |
FF | $9,635,706.35 | 2/2/12 | $29,469,665 | 32.70% | |
| 12-014 | St. Thomas Productions | Ice Jumpers | Doc | $71,624.40 | 2/1/12 | $238,748 | 30.00% | |
| 12-013 | Iditarod Trail Committee | Iditarod 2011: Dream Chaser |
Doc | $72,568.03 | 1/13/12 | $214,788 | 33.79% | |
| 12-012 | Original Productions | Ice Road Truckers (season 5) |
NF-TV | $491,771.71 | 12/27/11 | $1,392,025 | 35.33% | |
| 12-011 | Original Productions | Deadliest Catch (season 7) |
NF-TV | $786,441.45 | 12/12/11 | $2,322,117 | 33.87% | |
| 12-010 | Stardust Brands | American Eagle Outfitters | Comm | $46,752.44 | 11/28/11 | $152,692 | 30.62% | |
| 12-009 | Kid Play Entertainment | Young World Sleuths Baby Geniuses 5 |
FF | $1,871,717.79 | 10/31/11 | $5,743,823 | 32.59% | |
| 12-008 | Kid Play Entertainment | Tiny Detectives - Baby Geniuses 4 |
FF | $1,888,885.25 | 10/5/11 | $5,815,858 | 32.48% | |
| 12-007 | Teton Gravity Research | One for the Road | FF | $48,243.84 | 10/4/11 | $160,322 | 30.09% | |
| 12-006 | Bongo | Flying Wild Alaska (season 1) |
NF-TV | $398,917.43 | 8/24/11 | $1,182,247 | 33.74% | |
| 12-005 | Original Productions | Hillstranded | NF-TV | $53,437.34 | 8/23/11 | $175,681 | 30.42% | |
| 12-004 | Wildlife HD | Alaska BluRay Collection | Doc | $217,472.92 | 8/18/11 | $712,347 | 30.53% | |
| 12-003 | PSG Motion Pictures | Alaska State Troopers (season 2) |
NF-TV | $93,273.73 | 8/8/11 | $304,877 | 30.59% | |
| 12-002b | Kid Play Entertainment | Playkids Baby Geniuses 3 |
FF | $1,802,661.01 | 8/4/11 | $6,737,717 | 30.47% | |
| 12-002a | $250,683.75 | 7/14/11 | ||||||
| 12-001 | ZONK! Productions | NAPA's North to Alaska |
NF-TV | $91,079.84 | 7/11/11 | $271,269 | 33.58% | |
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| FY12 Tax Credits Approved: | $18,615,847.14 | Spend: | $57,390,460 | 32.44% | ||||
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| Project # | Company | Production | Type | Tax Credit $ | Approval Date | Eligible Spend | Credit /Spend | PDF Info |
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| 11-007 | Pontecorvo Productions | Bears of the Last Frontier | Doc | $112,463.10 | 05/02/11 | $363,950 | 30.90% | |
| 11-006 | Arctic Film Group | Untitled Arctic Project | FF | $50,492.96 | 4/26/11 | $150,865 | 33.47% | |
| 11-005 | BBC - Natural History unit | Frozen Planet | Doc | $75,029.00 | 4/13/11 | $234,522 | 31.99% | |
| 11-004 | Christmas with a Capital C | Christmas with a Capital C | FF | $111,689.86 | 3/2/11 | $333,876 | 33.45% | |
| 11-003 | Teton Gravity Research | Light the Wick | FF | $51,829.41 | 2/17/11 | $166,245 | 31.18% | |
| 11-002 | Jean Worldwide | Sarah Palin's Alaska | NF-TV | $1,196,894.27 | 2/11/11 | $3,609,888 | 33.16% | |
| 11-001 | Sun Never Sets Productions | Top Gear (1 episode "Alaska Tough Truck") |
NF-TV | $81,003.46 | 1/13/11 | $260,798 | 31.06% | |
| 10-010 | Beyond Indigo Productions | Beyond Indigo (aka Ghost Vision) |
FF | $2,140,413.00 | 12/22/10 | $6,602,752 | 32.42% | |
| 10-009 | Original Productions | Ice Road Truckers (season 4) |
NF-TV | $898,203.93 | 12/17/10 | $2,692,293 | 33.36% | |
| 10-008 | PSG Motion Pictures | Alaska State Troopers (season 1) |
NF-TV | $30,709.30 | 12/8/10 | $100,676 | 30.50% | |
| 10-007 | Original Productions | Deadliest Catch (season 6) |
NF-TV | $584,562.74 | 11/22/10 | $1,747,695 | 33.45% | |
| 10-006 | Rainy Pass Productions | R5 Sons (season 1) |
NF-TV | $150,442.19 | 11/12/10 | $417,743 | 36.01% | |
| 10-005 | On the Ice | On the Ice | FF | $171,145.61 | 10/1/10 | $524,628 | 32.62% | |
| 10-004 | Diverse Bristol | Man vs. Wild (1 episode "The Last Frontier") |
NF-TV | $67,994.04 | 10/4/10 | $223,143 | 30.47% | |
| 10-003 | Original Productions | Ice Road Truckers (season 3) |
NF-TV | $393,423.75 | 9/27/10 | $1,187,933 | 33.12% | |
| 10-002 | Affinityfilms | Survive to Thrive | Doc | $39,693.41 | 8/4/10 | $109,217 | 36.34% | |
| 10-001 | Rabbit Content | Prilosec: Fairbanks Project | Comm | $107,277.35 | 7/9/10 | $326,664 | 32.84% | |
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| FY11 Tax Credits Approved: | $6,263,267.38 | Spend: | $19,052,887 | 32.87% | ||||
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| FY10 Approved Tax Credits | ||||||||
| Project # | Company | Production | Type | Tax Credit $ | Approval Date | Eligible Spend | Credit /Spend | PDF Info |
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| 09-004 | Proposal Productions | The Proposal | FF | $64,894.93 | 11/27/09 | $179,407 | 36.17% | |
| 09-003 | The Ascending Path | Disaster on K2 |
Doc | $46,009.45 | 10/28/09 | $122,153 | 37.67% | |
| 09-002 | Kaos Entertainment | Grizzly Land | Doc | $54,138.08 | 10/21/09 | $178,394 | 30.35% | |
| 09-001 | Moore Huntley Productions | Alaska: Most Extreme | NF-TV | $79,504.07 | 9/11/09 | $233,737 | 34.01% | |
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| FY10 Tax Credits Approved: | $244,546.53 | Spend: | $744,955 | 32.83% | ||||
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| Total Tax Credits Approved (to date): | $37,362,891.55 | Spend: | $114,848,110 | 32.53% | ||||
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| Legend: NFTV = Non-Fiction Television | FF = Feature Film | Comm = Commercial | Doc = Documentary (Note: the "PDF Info" is the publicly available information from the production's Tax Credit Application form.) |
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Other Questions?
Contact the Alaska Film Office: Call (907) 269-8190 or e-mail AlaskaFilm@alaska.gov
