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Alaska Film Office Reports

Public Information about the Alaska Film Office and Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program.

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  •     Annual Report    
  •     Qualified Projects    
  •     Approved Tax Credits    

Annual Report to the Legislature:

   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)

Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program
   Qualified Projects

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Project and Status (as of 5/17/2012):

FY12 Qualifications
Type Company Decision Date Status PDF Info
FF Alaska Film, LLC 5/17/2012 Active PDF
NFTV Wild West Alaska, LLC 5/11/2012 Active PDF
Doc Affinityfilms (#3) 4/20/2012 Active PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#12) 4/20/2012 Active PDF
NF-TV Ranger Media, LLC 4/5/2012 Active PDF
NF-TV Bongo Productions (#3) 4/5/2012 Active PDF
FF Hunter Killer Productions 3/9/2012 Active PDF
NFTV Yukon Route Productions 3/9/2012 Active PDF
NFTV WILMA TV 3/9/2012 Active PDF
NFTV Al Roker Entertainment (#2) 3/9/2012 Active PDF
NFTV PSG Motion Pictures (#4) 3/9/2012 Active PDF
FF Revenant Productions Inc. Withdrawn by Producer
Doc Iditarod Trail Committee (#2) 2/24/2012 Active PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#11) 2/23/2012 Active PDF
FF Teton Gravity Research (#3) 2/10/2012 Active PDF
NF-TV Godu Productions 2/6/2012 Active PDF
Doc Red Rock Films 1/2/2012 Complete PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#6) 12/16/2011 Denied PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#5) 12/16/2011 Denied PDF
Doc Alaska Channel 12/8/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Parthenon Entertainment 12/7/2011 Active PDF
Comm Epoch Films 12/7/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Prospector Productions 12/5/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#10) 12/5/2011 Active PDF
FF Experience Media Studios 11/7/2011 Active PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#4) Withdrawn by Producer
NF-TV Original Productions (#9) 9/13/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#8) 8/23/2011 Active PDF
FF Love of Life, LLC 8/22/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Warm Springs Productions 8/15/2011 Active PDF
Comm Stardust Brands 8/8/2011 Complete PDF
FF Georgia Film Fund Five 7/28/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Helping Hands Productions 7/22/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV ZONK! Productions (#2) 7/13/2011 Active PDF
Doc Affinityfilms (#2) 7/12/2011 Active PDF
  Estimated Credits:   $34,515,182 - doesn't include withdrawn/denied
FY11 Qualifications
Type Company Date Qualified Status PDF Info
NF-TV Screaming Flea Productions 6/16/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Dangerous Waters Productions 6/16/2011 Active PDF
FF Legacy Pictures 6/16/2011 Withdrawn PDF
NF-TV Al Roker Entertainment (#1) 5/23/2011 Active PDF
FF Authentic Alaskan Productions 4/27/2011 Active PDF
FF Teton Gravity Research (#2) 4/26/2011 Complete PDF
FF Red Machine LLC 4/7/2011 Active PDF
FF Hyde Production LLC 4/6/2011 Withdrawn PDF
Doc Iditarod Trail Committee (#1) 3/31/2011 Complete PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#3) 3/18/2011 Complete PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#7) 3/18/2011 Complete PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#2) 3/15/2011 Complete PDF
NF-TV Bongo Productions (#2) 3/14/2011 Active PDF
FF PAX Worldwide (Ten Thirty-one Pictures) 2/28/2011 Active PDF
FF Kid Play Entertainment (#1) 2/24/2011 Complete PDF
FF Cretaceous Films 2/17/2011 Active PDF
FF Standard Films Distribution 2/10/2011 Active PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#6) 2/1/20111 Complete PDF
Doc Saint Thomas Productions 1/26/2011 Complete PDF
NF-TV Boutique TV / Think Factory Media 12/28/2010 Complete PDF
NF-TV PSG Motion Pictures (#3) 12/16/2010 Active PDF
NF-TV PSG Motion Pictures (#2) 12/7/2010 Active PDF
NF-TV Discovery Studios 12/7/2010 Complete PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#5) 11/19/2010 Complete PDF
FF Arctic Film Group 10/26/2010 Complete PDF
NF-TV Zonk! Productions (#1) 10/12/2010 Complete PDF
FF 1964 Motion Pictures 9/10/2010 Active PDF
NF-TV Sun Never Sets Productions 8/20/2010 Complete PDF
Doc British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 8/20/2010 Complete PDF
Comm Aero Films 8/9/2010 Active PDF
NF-TV Bongo Productions (#1) 8/9/2010 Complete PDF
Doc Wildlife HD Productions 7/26/2010 Complete PDF
NF-TV Jean Worldwide 7/9/2010 Complete PDF
  Estimated Credits:   $20,418,643 - doesn't include expired/denied/withdrawn
FY10 Qualifications
Type Company Date Qualified Status PDF Info
NF-TV Original Productions (#4) 6/23/2010 Complete PDF
FF Teton Gravity Research (#1) 6/15/2010 Complete PDF
FF Beyond Indigo Productions 6/15/2010 Complete PDF
FF Doppleganger Productions 5/26/2010 Active PDF
Doc Whittier Museum Association 5/4/2010 Active PDF
FF Brain Farm 5/3/2010 Active PDF
FF Icebreaker Films 4/28/2010 Complete PDF
Comm Rabbit Content 4/1/2010 Complete PDF
Doc Great Projects Media 3/11/2010 Active PDF
NF-TV Rainy Pass Productions 3/1/2010 Completed PDF
TV Drama Sennet Entertainment 2/17/2010 Withdrawn PDF
FF On The Ice Productions 2/4/2010 Complete PDF
TV Drama Christmas with a Capital "C" Productions 1/26/2010 Complete PDF
Doc Anker Productions 1/20/2010 Complete PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#3) 12/30/2009 Complete PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#2) 11/30/2009 Complete PDF
FF Godspeed the Movie 11/20/2009 Denied PDF
Doc Pentecorvo Productions 11/16/2009 Complete PDF
FF Greenwomb Productions 10/30/2009 Expired PDF
FF KRS Productions 10/15/2009 Expired PDF
NF-TV Freemantle Media 9/3/2009 Expired PDF
Doc Affinityfilms (#1) 8/13/2009 Complete PDF
NF-TV Diverse Bristol 8/7/2009 Complete PDF
Doc Kaos Entertainment 7/30/2009 Complete PDF
FF Dangerous Passage Productions 7/14/2009 Expired PDF
  Estimated Credits:   $16,124,480 - doesn't include expired/denied/withdrawn
FY09 Qualifications
Type Company Date Qualified Status PDF Info
NF-TV PSG Motion Pictures (#1) 5/6/2009 Completed PDF
NF-TV Tiger Aspect Productions 5/6/2009 Expired PDF
NF-TV Original Productions (#1) 3/2/2009 Completed PDF
NF-TV Moore Huntley Productions 2/3/2009 Completed PDF
Doc The Ascending Path 11/3/2008 Completed PDF
FF Proposal Productions 9/15/2008 Completed PDF
  Estimated Credits:   $345,882 - doesn't include expired
Active Qualifications:   45 (as of 5/17/12)
Qualifications from completed productions:   41
Expired Qualifications (production did not submit final application)  5
Denied Pre-Qualifications:   3
Withdrawn Qualifications:   5
Legend: NF-TV = Non-Fiction Television | FF = Feature Film | Comm = Commercial | Doc = Documentary

Alaska's Film Production Incentive Program
   Tax Credit Approval Information

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Credits Approved by the Alaska Film Office (as of 5/7/12):

FY12 Approved Tax Credits
Project # Company Production Type Tax Credit $ Approval Date Eligible Spend Credit /Spend PDF Info
12-020 Red Rock Films Wild Alaska Doc $38,811.61 5/7/12 $124,002 31.30% PDF
12-019 Original Productions Ax Men
  (season 4)
NFTV $104,516.05 4/13/12 $329,677 31.70% PDF
12-018 Discovery Studios Homer:
Before the Freeze
NFTV $106,217.22 3/6/12 $331,916 32.00% PDF
12-017 Thinkfactory Media Inc. Mounted
  (season 1)
NFTV $292,381.44 3/1/12 $922,496 31.69% PDF
12-016 API Arts & Outreach Icebound Doc $86,209.74 2/28/12 $243,501 35.40% PDF
12-015 Icebreaker Films Big Miracle
(aka Everybody Loves Whales)
FF $9,635,706.35 2/2/12 $29,469,665 32.70% PDF
12-014 St. Thomas Productions Ice Jumpers Doc $71,624.40 2/1/12 $238,748 30.00% PDF
12-013 Iditarod Trail Committee Iditarod 2011: Dream Chaser Doc $72,568.03 1/13/12 $214,788 33.79% PDF
12-012 Original Productions Ice Road Truckers
  (season 5)
NF-TV $491,771.71 12/27/11 $1,392,025 35.33% PDF
12-011 Original Productions Deadliest Catch
  (season 7)
NF-TV $786,441.45 12/12/11 $2,322,117 33.87% PDF
12-010 Stardust Brands American Eagle Outfitters Comm $46,752.44 11/28/11 $152,692 30.62% PDF
12-009 Kid Play Entertainment Young World Sleuths - Baby Geniuses 5 FF $1,871,717.79 10/31/11 $5,743,823 32.59% PDF
12-008 Kid Play Entertainment Tiny Detectives - Baby Geniuses 4 FF $1,888,885.25 10/5/11 $5,815,858 32.48% PDF
12-007 Teton Gravity Research One for the Road FF $48,243.84 10/4/11 $160,322 30.09% PDF
12-006 Bongo, LLC Flying Wild Alaska
  (season 1)
NF-TV $398,917.43 8/24/11 $1,182,247 33.74% PDF
12-005 Original Productions Hillstranded NF-TV $53,437.34 8/23/11 $175,681 30.42% PDF
12-004 Wildlife HD Alaska BluRay Collection Doc $217,472.92 8/18/11 $712,347 30.53% PDF
12-003 PSG Motion Pictures Alaska State Troopers
  (season 2)
NF-TV $93,273.73 8/8/11 $304,877 30.59% PDF
12-002b Kid Play Entertainment Playkids - Baby Geniuses 3 FF $1,802,661.01 8/4/11 $6,737,717 30.47% PDF
12-002a $250,683.75 7/14/11 PDF
12-001 ZONK! Productions NAPA's
North to Alaska
NF-TV $91,079.84 7/11/11 $271,269 33.58% PDF
FY12 Tax Credits Approved (to date) $18,449,373.35 Spend: $56,845,767 32.46%  
FY11 Approved Tax Credits
Project # Company Production Type Tax Credit $ Approval Date Eligible Spend Credit /Spend PDF Info
11-007 Pontecorvo Productions, LLC Bears of the Last Frontier Doc $112,463.10 05/02/11 $363,950 30.90% PDF
11-006 Arctic Film Group, LLC Untitled Arctic Project FF $50,492.96 4/26/11 $150,865 33.47% PDF
11-005 BBC - Natural History unit Frozen Planet Doc $75,029.00 4/13/11 $234,522 31.99% PDF
11-004 Christmas with a Capital C, LLC Christmas with a Capital C FF $111,689.86 3/2/11 $333,876 33.45% PDF
11-003 Teton Gravity Research Light the Wick FF $51,829.41 2/17/11 $166,245 31.18% PDF
11-002 Jean Worldwide Sarah Palin's Alaska NF-TV $1,196,894.27 2/11/11 $3,609,888 33.16% PDF
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% PDF
10-010 Beyond Indigo Productions Beyond Indigo (aka Ghost Vision) FF $2,140,413.00 12/22/10 $6,602,752 32.42% PDF
10-009 Original Productions Ice Road Truckers
  (season 4)
NF-TV $898,203.93 12/17/10 $2,692,293 33.36% PDF
10-008 PSG Motion Pictures Alaska State Troopers
  (season 1)
NF-TV $30,709.30 12/8/10 $100,676 30.50% PDF
10-007 Original Productions Deadliest Catch
  (season 6)
NF-TV $584,562.74 11/22/10 $1,747,695 33.45% PDF
10-006 Rainy Pass Productions R5 Sons
  (season 1)
NF-TV $150,442.19 11/12/10 $417,743 36.01% PDF
10-005 On the Ice On the Ice FF $171,145.61 10/1/10 $524,628 32.62% PDF
10-004 Diverse Bristol Man
vs. Wild
(1 episode "The Last Frontier")
NF-TV $67,994.04 10/4/10 $223,143 30.47% PDF
10-003 Original Productions Ice Road Truckers
  (season 3)
NF-TV $393,423.75 9/27/10 $1,187,933 33.12% PDF
10-002 Affinityfilms Survive
to Thrive
Doc $39,693.41 8/4/10 $109,217 36.34% PDF
10-001 Rabbit Content Prilosec: Fairbanks Project Comm $107,277.35 7/9/10 $326,664 32.84% PDF
FY11 Tax Credits Approved $6,263,267.38 Spend: $19,052,887 32.87%  
FY10 Approved Tax Credits
Project # Company Production Type Tax Credit $ Approval Date Eligible Spend Credit /Spend PDF Info
09-004 Proposal Productions The Proposal FF $64,894.93 11/27/09 $179,407 36.17% PDF
09-003 The Ascending Path Disaster
on K2
Doc $46,009.45 10/28/09 $122,153 37.67% PDF
09-002 Kaos Entertainment Grizzly Land Doc $54,138.08 10/21/09 $178,394 30.35% PDF
09-001 Moore Huntley Productions Alaska: Most Extreme NF-TV $79,504.07 9/11/09 $233,737 34.01% PDF
FY10 Tax Credits Approved:  $244,546.53 Spend: $744,955 32.83%
Total Tax Credits Approved (to date) $24,957,187.26 Spend: $76,643,609 32.56%
Legend: NF-TV = 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.)

Other Questions?
Contact the Alaska Film Office: Call (907) 269-8190 or e-mail AlaskaFilm@alaska.gov

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