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From France to Africa and even the North Pole, our area is diverse and we have the peopleto make yourproject asuccess.

“Every film has a particularly difficult location. For Battle: Los Angeles we

needed a freeway shut down for a month. When no other city could deliver, Shreveport-Bossier did.”

Jeffrey Chernov Line Producer

Tommy Harper Unit Production Manager

2017-2018

“Of all the places I have shot films over the years, Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana was one of my favorite and one of the best experiences. I had a great crew, and we found every location we needed to make our film. There are also great restaurants and nightlife... I had a lot of fun working there AND we made a great movie in the process!”

Renny Harlin, Director “Cleaner”

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to Shreveport-Bossier City

The World is at your fingertips.

Diversity….It’s what allows the Shreveport-Bossier City area to become anywhere in the world. Whether your story is set in Paris, France, New York City, or even Senegal, Africa, it can be and probably has been shot here in our area. No matter what kind of location you’re looking for, the Shreveport-Bossier area can make your production feel right at home. That’s because we have a sincere desire to make every production successful. From the city administration down to support staff, you’ll find this area is full of just plain friendly, helpful folks.

So go ahead and make us the choice for your next production. You’ll discover why we give you the WORLD and why you’ll want to come back for the sequel.

• New York • New Jersey• Guantanamo Bay, Cuba• Portland, Oregon• Kodiak, Alaska• Miami, Florida• Amsterdam• Dakar Airport - Senegal, Africa• Bering Sea • Los Angeles, California• Alabama • Maine• Fort Jackson, South Carolina • North Pole• New Orleans• New Hampshire• Arizona• Texas

• Kansas City, Missouri • St. Louis, Missouri (2049)• Sodom (Biblical City)• Oklahoma• Memphis• Washington D.C.• Maryland• Boston• Paris, France• Santa Monica, California• Amazon• Mississippi• Camp Pendleton, California• Iowa• Pennsylvania• Tennessee• Alabama

Locations the Shreveport/Bossier area has doubled for:

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Welcome

Rankings:• Shreveport/Bossier ranked #9 out of the top 10 small cities to live, work, and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Jan ’16)

• Shreveport/Bossier ranked #3 out of the top 5 small cities to live, work, and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Jan ’14)

• Shreveport-Bossier made honorable mention in the top cities to live, work and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Mar ’13)

• Shreveport/Bossier ranked #3 out of the top 10 cities to live, work, and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Jan ’10)

• Shreveport/Bossier ranked #4 out of the top 25 cities to live, work, and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Jan ’09)

• Shreveport/Bossier ranked #3 out of the top 10 cities to live, work, and make movies by MovieMaker Magazine (Jan ’08)

• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #4 in motion picture industry growth by Business Facilities Magazine (July ’10)

“I’ve produced six films in Shreveport and can’t think of a better city to shoot in. The city bends over backwards to help filmmakers realize their dream. The infrastructure and growing crew base is top notch. It’s a very easy city to navigate and has a diverse look in terms of locations. With the Louisiana tax credit it’s affordable to shoot in the US again! I personally count Shreveport as my second home and look forward to shooting my next project there.”

Michael “Mick” Flannigan, Producer “Major Movie Star”, “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” and four others

“We had a productive and excellent experience in Shreveport-Bossier in 2008. People were extremely supportive, facilities were excellent, traffic was light, the extras were highly accommodating, and the casting provided a wide range of talent all the way from Dallas to New Orleans.”

Oliver Stone, Director “W”

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Incentives (State & Local)

For more information, please visit www.louisianaentertainment.gov or call the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development (225) 342-5403.

Louisiana Incentives:FilmThe Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit provides state-certified motion picture productions with up to a 30% transferable tax credit on eligible in-state expenditures. These include resident and non-resident labor with a spending requirement of at least $300,000 and $50,000 for local Louisiana productions. Louisiana offers an additional 10% payroll tax credit for productions using resident labor.

Interactive/Digital MediaThe Digital Interactive Media and Software Development Incentive provides up to a 25% tax credit for qualified production expenditures and up to a 35% tax credit for Louisiana resident labor expenditures. If the amount of tax credits exceeds the business’ state income and franchise tax liabilities, the business receives the balance as a refund. The incentive is inclusive of the development of consumer software, business and enterprise software, web-based applications, digital media and games, interactive devices, and consoles and embedded systems.

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“Shreveport-Bossier offers many looks and can double for a variety of cities. In addition, the crew base is on par with the top crews throughout the country and Canada. I also feel that the local community embraces the film industry, which makes for a very nice working environment.”

Matthew F. Leonetti, A.S.C. “Soul Men”

Music/Sound RecordingThe Sound Recording Investor Tax Credit provides an 18% tax credit for qualified sound recording projects made in Louisiana. The program is subject to a cap of $2.16 million in tax credits per calendar year.

Live Musical and Theater ProductionThe Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Incentive offers a unique tax credit for production expenditures and state-certified higher education musical or theatrical infrastructure projects, with tax credit value increasing with the total production expenditures:

• 7.2% tax credit for certified Louisiana expenditures between $100,000 and $300,000 • 14.4% tax credit for certified Louisiana expenditures between $300,000 and $1,000,000 • 18% tax credit for certified Louisiana expenditures over $1,000,000

In addition, the state offers a 7.2% tax credit on payroll expenditures for Louisiana residents.

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Local Incentives: • Resolution passed for the mayor to suspend certain provisions of city ordinances to grant temporary approval for uses and production of filming.

• Permitting: No charge.

• Free locations for most of our city and parish (Shreveport & Bossier City) buildings.

• Free water for filming - (Shreveport and Bossier City limits) exception wave tank.

• 2.5% sales tax rebate on expenditures within the Shreveport City Limits.

• 35mm, 24P and HD Cameras (Viper, Sony, Panasonic)

• Largest Wave Tank Facility in the United States

• Transportation Equipment

• Dressing Room Trailers & MU Trailers

• Portable Generators

• Private Screening Facilities

• Avid Editing

• Film Scoring and Composition

• ADR/Looping Facilities

• ENG Teams with Equipment

• On Location Communications

• Prop Manufacturing

• Satellite and Microwave Transmission Equipment

• Sound Stages and Production Offices

• Catering

• IATSE and Non-Union Crew

• Teamsters

• Principal Actors Casting (CSA-Certified)

• Extras Casting

• Short Term Rental Properties for Cast/Crew (above & below the line) Including Luxurious Housing and Apartments

• Grip/Electric and Expendables

Production Support:

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Sound Stages:

STUDIO:

Turn Key Office Space • Over 24,000 Sq. Ft.Construction Mill • 10,000 Sq. Ft.Special Effects Mill • 3,300 Sq. Ft.

2 Sound Stages: • 10,000 Sq. Ft. (1) • 15,000 Sq. Ft. (2) • Wardrobe Room • Prop Work Room • Hair/Makeup Room • Star Rooms and Green Room

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Millennium StudiosMillennium Studios has a studio facility with two sound stages, over 24,000 square feet of office space, construction mill, and much more. We also have a full service prop house and production services company which offers integral support to productions while shooting in Louisiana, especially in the Shreveport/ Bossier area. www.millenniumstudios.net.

Contact: Wade Marshall, (318) 841-3599, wmarshall@millenniumstudios.net

PRODUCTION SERVICES:

• Prop rentals • Picture car rentals

• Walkie rentals • Trailer rentals

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StageWorks of Louisiana StageWorks is the regions largest and most well appointed studio center offering clear span sound stage space totaling 52,000 square feet. In addition to its two sound stages, StageWorks has 25,000 square feet of furnished, networked production offices, mill and paint areas, make up/dressing rooms, cafeteria and secure lock ups. Ceiling height is 24feet with 33 feet in selected areas. Includes a commercial commissary, which can support on-site catering as well as exterior hook-ups to accommodate mobile kitchens. StageWorks has hosted multiple television and film projects including Kevin Costner’s feature film “Mr. Brooks”, Warner Bros “The Year Without Santa”, The Weinstein

Company’s “The Mist”, Nu Images feature film titled “Mad Money”, Sony Pictures’ “Year One” and Oliver Stone’s “W”, Screen Gems “Straw Dogs”, Fox Television series “The Gates” and “Olympus Has Fallen”, and “Salem”, Fox Television series.

Please contact us to get a full tour and overview of the facility’s specifications.

Contact:(318)221-3175•www.stageworksla.com

Stage West Stage West offers a full service remodeled and updated production facility. The facility features two stage areas with approximately 25,000 square feet (22 feet to grid) and 6,500 square feet, which encompass both a paint and construction mill. Wardrobe, dressing rooms and washers & dryers are also available. There are 15,000 square feet of fully furnished production offices equipped with wireless internet access and complete telecommunication package with immediate access to phone lines. Parking is on-site. This facility is in close proximity to Shreveport-Regional Airport, I-20 and I-49 for easy access to any location.

Contact: Harriett McGuire (318) 230-6035 , mcguire22005@yahoo.com 6901 West 70th Street, Shreveport, LA

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Infrastructure & Services: Echophone Studios

Echophone Studios - Post and ADR. The facility is a world-class sound recording studio complex offering post production for film including ADR. Our services also include complete music production, sound studio rental, producing and engineering services, and mixing. Each studio features 5.1 monitoring, HD projectors, and ISDN capabilities to connect remotely.

Contact: (318) 208-3400 or visit www.echophonestudios.com

CRM Studios Louisiana CRM Studios Louisiana is a full service digital media production company offering extensive expertise in all forms of video and audio production. CRM provides full script to screen production for web videos, TV commercials and all types of promotional videos including everything from writing to editing, using the latest advancements in digital media technology. The CRM team includes multi-award winning editors and videographers who are highly creative and passionate about their craft. They are experienced in all forms of production and have exceptional storytelling skills. In conjunction with our CRM Studios office in Dallas, CRM Studios Louisiana is able to offer an outstanding array of broadcast production services unlike any other production company in the region.

• Russ Berger designed studio space/edit suites • 1600 sq.ft. digital media stage with 11’4” net height • Industry standard green screen with curved cyc wall • Adobe and Final Cut Pro edit suites (2) • Lighting kits (Arri, Lowell) and grip equipment • Avid Pro Tools Audio edit suite • RED camera package, Panasonic HD cameras, Canon 7D with lenses •Sliders, jib, teleprompter

Contact: Greg Lawrence, Director of Broadcast Production (318) 629-8620 or www.crmstudios.tv

Robinson Film Center (RFC) RFC is the region’s only venue devoted to the daily exhibition of independent, international and classic cinema. The nonprofit’s mission is to educate, enrich and entertain through the power of film. RFC houses two luxurious theaters featuring Barco 2K and 4K DCP projectors. Private screening facilities for dailies are available for rental. RFC also offers a full-service bistro and bar, plus caters special events like wrap parties in its multipurpose rooms.

Contact: (318) 459-4122• www.robinsonfilmcenter.org

Digital Media Institute at InterTech (DMII)DMII offers two exciting one-year certificate programs in Animation, Visual Effects & Interactive Content and Interactive Software Development and is the only one of its kind in the region that allows students get quality rapid training in a professional environment. DMII facilities include industry-grade hardware and software which is available to students as well as a 1600 square foot studio. This studio features a green screen cyc wall, motion capture, professional grade lighting and grip

gear. The stage at DMII also boasts a multi-actor motion capture system pared with high quality digital cinema cameras capable of producing stunning 4K footage. The DMII supports collaborative efforts with enterprises within the industry.

Contact: (318)213-0788•info@dmi-intertech.org•www.dmi-intertech.org

Fairfield Studios – Video Production and Post/ADR/EquipmentFairfield Studios is a one stop production facility for Northwest Louisiana. We can source any of your production needs through our network of resources. You supply the concept, we’ll handle the rest. Talent, gear, crew, you name it and we can have it here, ready to rock when you give the word. The right tool, for the right job is how we make every project the best it can be, on time and under budget. In the words of the esteemed John Gloria Chambers, “Let’s Shoot!” www.fairfieldstudios.com

Contact: Clint McCommon, (318) 780-5924 clint@fairfieldstudios.com

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“Shreveport-Bossierthe perfect place to film a movie. It has amazing locations, first class crews, hotels, restaurants, activities, and the most accommodating and friendly people in the U.S.’”

David R. Ellis, Director “Shark Night 3D”

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The Louisiana Wave Studio

The Louisiana Wave Studio is the only feature film facility in the world that can automatically generate a variety of waves at the touch of a button. The tank is 100 feet long, 80 feet wide and eight feet deep. The 8,000 square foot tank holds 750,000 gallons of water. Originally built for Walt Disney’s film, “The Guardian,” the tank is capable of generating a variety of waves up to eight feet high as well as horizontal storm conditions. Storage water drums mounted fifty feet high allows water to be dumped on actors and/or set pieces

on either side. Ancillary fans can be added to create wind effects. Any wave or water action a director can imagine can be created by using the three 150 horsepower turbine-fans and the computerized hidden air chambers. The open air above the tank allows maximum flexibility for production. The Louisiana Wave Studio was used for “I Love You Phillip Morris”, “Streets of Blood”, “Shark Night-3D”, and several other movie and industrial testing projects. Contact: Ken Atchity at (323) 932-1685, kja@thelouisianawavestudio.com, and/or visit www.thelouisianawavestudio.com for the video demo

The State Fair of Louisiana Fairgrounds Complex The State Fair of Louisiana Fairgrounds Complex is available for production. Included at the fairgrounds are buildings, office space, vast parking areas, outdoor production areas and vehicle/equipment storage.

• Hirsch Coliseum is a 10,300 seat arena with floor space of 120 x 240 feet and has and a ceiling height of 90 feet.

• Exhibits building is 12,000 sq.ft. with an open floor plan and ceiling height of 18 feet.

• Agriculture building is approximately 20,000 sq.ft. with a ceiling height of 26 feet in center and 18 feet on sides.

• Round-Up building seats 200 and is often utilized as Catering Facility.

• Office space with two large rooms, three offices, VIP room w/balcony and restrooms.

• Livestock barns provide a huge area under roof.

Contact:ChrisGiordano(318)635-1361•chris@statefairoflouisiana.com

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Biblical Movie Set

The movie set encompasses 7 acres of

privately owned land. Utilize the entire set

or just portions.

Contact: Arlena Acree at (318) 673-7515

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17th Century Village

The movie set encompasses 12 acres of

privately owned land. Utilize the entire set

or just portions.

Contact: Arlena Acree at (318) 673-7515

Shreveport-Bossier area film list:

Shreveport-Bossier Area InformationClimateAverage annual rainfall 46.1” Average annual snowfall 1.5”Days over 90 degrees 90 Days under 32 degrees 35

Daily temperature averages: High Low Jan. - March 61.7 39.5 April - June 83.3 61.7 July - Sept. 91.1 69.9 Oct. - Dec. 68.4 45.6 Source: Climate-zone.com

Travel Time from Shreveport-Bossier:

New Orleans, LA - 5 Hours Dallas, TX - 3 Hours

Little Rock, AR - 3.5 Hours Houston, TX - 4.5 Hours

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Shreveport-Bossier

• Thief

• Factory Girl

• The Guardian

• Ruffian

• Premonition

• Mr. Brooks

• Initiation of Sarah

• My Mom’s New Boyfriend

• Blonde Ambition

• Last Lullaby

• Harold & Kumar II

• Cleaner

• The Mist

• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

• Mad Money

• The Great Debaters

• Major Movie Star

• Cheerleader Camp

• Wonderful World

• Queen Sized

• The Killing Room

• Year One

• The Long Shots

• Soul Men

• Tekken

• Sordid Lives

• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

• Billy the Exterminator

• Disaster Movie

• W.

• Streets of Blood

• True Blood

• In Front of the Class

• Leaves of Grass

• Acceptance

• Cool Dog

• Straw Dogs

• Battle: Los Angeles

• Super

• 6 Month Rule

• Drive Angry

• Butter

• The Gates

• Vampires Suck

• Bayou Billionaires

• Trespass

• Shark Night 3D

• Playing for Keeps

• The East

• The Iceman

• Texas Chainsaw 3D

• The Last Time I Made Straight A’s

• Olympus Has Fallen

• The Town That Dreaded Sundown

• Dark Places

• Shut In

• Dakota’s Summer

• I Saw the Light

• The Tale

• Salem

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17th Century Village Movie Set

For more information please contact:

Arlena Acree, CFC Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment

City of Shreveport Film Office 505 Travis Street, Suite 200, Shreveport, LA 71101(318) 673-7515arlena.acree@shreveportla.gov

Pam Glorioso, CFCFilm Liaison

City of Bossier City620 Benton Road, Bossier City, LA 71111(318) 741-8503gloriosop@bossiercity.org

Visit our website at www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com