FILM

Austin film vs. Shreveport film: a numeric breakdown

A comparison of film productions in Shreveport and Austin

Monday, May 19, 2008

Film studios and resources in the Shreveport area

Mansfield Studios | www.mansfieldstudios.net

StageWorks of Louisiana | www.stageworksla.com

Nu Image/Millennium Films | www.nuimage.net

Stage West | www.tk-la.com/our_vendors.htm

Louisiana Wave Studio | www.thelouisianawavestudio.com

Robinson Film Center | www.robinsonfilmcenter.org

Shreveport-Bossier Film | www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com

Northwest Louisiana Film Alliance | www.filmnwla.com

Office of Entertainment Industry Development/Louisiana Economic Development | www.louisianaentertainment.gov

Selected films and television shows made in Shreveport (2005-08)

'Thief' (2006, TV series)

'Factory Girl' (2006)

'The Guardian,' (2006)

'The Initiation of Sarah' (2006)

'Premonition' (2007)

'Blonde Ambition' (2007)

'The Great Debaters' (2007)

'The Mist' (2007)

'Mad Money' (2008)

'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay' (2008)

'Year One' (2008)

'My Mom's New Boyfriend' (2008)

'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' (2008)

'Streets of Blood' (2008)

Currently filming

'W.'

'True Blood' HBO series

'I Love You Phillip Morris'

'Goodie Two Shoes' (a.k.a. 'Disaster Movie')

Selected films and television shows made in Austin (2005-08)

'Infamous' (2005)

'How to Eat Fried Worms' (2005)

'Oil Storm' TV (2005)

'The Return' (2005)

'Roller Girls' reality TV series (2005)

'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Origin' (2005)

'Elvis and Annabelle' (2006)

'Kabluey' (2006)

'Stop-Loss' (2006)

'Friday Night Lights' TV series (2006-present)

'Grindhouse' (2006)

'A Mighty Heart' (2007)

'Fireflies in the Garden' (2007)

'The Sno-Cone Stand' (2007)

'Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone' BBC TV (2007)

'Will' (2008)

Currently filming

'Tree of Life'

'Friday the 13th'

'Shorts'

'The Ex-Terminators'

Source: Texas Film Commission

For a complete list of Austin and Texas productions

over the years, go to www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/film/

Film industry tax incentives

Texas

5 percent cash rebate for eligible in-state spending, including wages paid to Texas residents

Maximum reimbursement from the state is $2 million for

feature films, which means that films with budgets of $40

million or more will receive less than 5 percent in tax breaks (the average major Hollywood film costs $70 million)

Louisiana

25 percent cash rebate for all in-state spending and 10 percent credit on labor for Louisiana residents

No maximum reimbursement

Film studios and resources in the Shreveport area

• Mansfield Studios: www.mansfieldstudios.net

• StageWorks of Louisiana: www.stageworksla.com

• Nu Image/Millennium Films: www.nuimage.net

• Stage West: www.tk-la.com/our_vendors.htm

• Louisiana Wave Studio: www.thelouisianawavestudio.com

• Robinson Film Center: www.robinsonfilmcenter.org

• Shreveport-Bossier Film: www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com

• Northwest Louisiana Film Alliance: www.filmnwla.com

• Office of Entertainment Industry Development/Louisiana Economic Development: www.louisianaentertainment.gov

Number of film/television projects and revenue in the Austin area and Texas

• 2008 (through March) — Austin: five projects, $20.8 million (statewide, including Austin: seven projects, $24.8 million)

• 2007 — Austin: 15 projects, $38.6 million (statewide: 103 projects, $86.7 million)

• 2006 — Austin: 27 projects, $72.1 million (statewide: 140 projects, $143 million)

• 2005 — Austin: 22 projects, $39.7 million (statewide: 50 projects, $73.6 million)

• 2004 — Austin: 33 projects, $76.9 million (statewide: 62 projects, $108.5 million)

• 2003 — Austin: 20 projects, $95.8 million (statewide: 46 projects, $115.1 million)

Source: Texas Film Commission

Number of film/television projects and revenue in the Shreveport area and Louisiana

• 2008 (through April) — 14 projects, $185 million (statewide: 36 projects, more than $250 million)

• 2007 — 24 projects, $182 million (statewide: 50 projects, estimated $400 million )

• 2006 — 12 projects, $200 million (statewide: 39 projects, more than $300)*

*includes the last months of 2005, post-Hurricane Katrina, when the Louisiana film industry first concentrated in Shreveport

Source: City of Shreveport film office, Office of Entertainment Industry Development/Louisiana Economic Development

Number of film/television projects and revenue in the Austin area and Texas

• 2008 (through March) — Austin: five projects, $20.8 million (statewide, including Austin: seven projects, $24.8 million)

• 2007 — Austin: 15 projects, $38.6 million (statewide: 103 projects, $86.7 million)

• 2006 — Austin: 27 projects, $72.1 million (statewide: 140 projects, $143 million)

• 2005 — Austin: 22 projects, $39.7 million (statewide: 50 projects, $73.6 million)

• 2004 — Austin: 33 projects, $76.9 million (statewide: 62 projects, $108.5 million)

• 2003 — Austin: 20 projects, $95.8 million (statewide: 46 projects, $115.1 million)

Source: Texas Film Commission

Number of film/television projects and revenue in the Shreveport area and Louisiana

• 2008 (through April) — 14 projects, $185 million (statewide: 36 projects, more than $250 million)

• 2007 — 24 projects, $182 million (statewide: 50 projects, estimated $400 million )

• 2006 — 12 projects, $200 million (statewide: 39 projects, more than $300)*

*includes the last months of 2005, post-Hurricane Katrina, when the Louisiana film industry first concentrated in Shreveport

Source: City of Shreveport film office, Office of Entertainment Industry Development/Louisiana Economic Development