FILM COMMISSION Markets the state for motion picture, television and commercial production. The Utah Film Commission markets the entire state as a location for film and commercial production and promotes the use of Utah support services and professionals. The film commission is a client driven program, which services international, out-of-state production companies, in-state production companies and Utah support services and crew. MPIF: The Motion Picture Incentive Fund is a 15% rebate on Utah expenditures for an approved production, with a cap of $500,000 per project and a minimum spend of $1 million in the State of Utah.
Film Festival Economic Impact: Sundance: $59,000,000 Slamdance: $14,350,000.00 Total: $73,350,000.00 Production Economic Impact Features/Independent/Cable Features 23 feature films Total: $28,072,873.00 Television: 4 parts of TV series 5 parts of reality TV series Total: $610,500.00
High School Musical 2 The highly anticipated sequel to the Disney Channel’s Original Movie, High School Musical premiered on AuCommercials/Videos/Industrial/ gust 17, 2007. The cable feature was shot entirely in Salt Documentary/Shorts/Stills Lake City and St. George, Utah. High School Musical 2 69 Commercials scored 17.24 million viewers, making it the most watched Total: $5,386,045.00 cable feature of all time. It more than doubled the viewership of the first movie, which drew 7.7 million in Grand Total: 2006. The soundtrack sold 615,0002 in its first week mak$107,419,418.00 ing it the second-biggest opening sum of the year. The first High School Musical soundtrack was the biggest-selling Jobs created album in the United States in 2006, topping the chart nu1,515 merous times last year and selling 4.1 million copies to date. Emmy Award Winning Director, Kenny Ortega said, “Who Production Days would of 922 thought we could produce something for so little that would reach so many? ...I will always be thankful to Disney for allowing me to make the film with Don Schain and all of you in Utah. In my opinion (Utah is) one of the most creatively thriving communities in the country.” People Magazine created a cover-to-cover Special Collector’s Edition for High School Musical 2. The issue gives Utah a great deal of free publicity and encourages The set of Daddy Day Camp, Camp Tuttle, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County.
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Governor’s Office of Economic Development • Annual Report 2007
