Show Your Support for the Creative Industries at CINEMA Day at the Capitol February 8    

      

Join us on February 8 For CINEMA Day at the Capitol and help us rally support for increased film incentives in Colorado.

 

CINEMA stands for Colorado Innovators of New Entertainment, Media, and Arts. It is a coalition of Colorado entertainment, media, and artistic interests engaged in promoting Colorado's creative industries.

 

On February 8 a bill will be introduced in the House that will increase the film incentive from 10% to 20%. The bill will also create a loan-guarantee program in which Colorado will take a facility fee from the production company in exchange for the guarantee. A bank will lend the money, not the state. The legislation has sponsors from both the House and the Senate.

 

Increased incentives for television, commercial and gaming productions will drive economic growth in Colorado. Production positively impacts hotels, restaurants, caterers, equipment rentals and many other support services. And they add visibility to our state's image, boosting tourism as well.

 

CINEMA Day event schedule:

• Colorado Film & Video Association is sponsoring an information/sign making party at Lighting Services Inc. from 6-7 p.m. on February 7. We will get final details on the following morning's event, talking points and answer any questions you may have.  
• On February 8 we will arrive at the capitol around 7:30 a.m. Parking is available in the Denver Art Museum's parking garage. We will hear from the House sponsors Representative Massey and Representative Ferrandino and Senate sponsors Senator Newell and Senator White.
• At 8:30 a.m. we will enter the capitol and go through metal detectors. Everyone will need to empty their pockets so we can get into the building quickly and be seated in the House Chambers on the second level. We will wait for the introduction of the bill by Representative Tom Massey.
• There will be a post-rally event at City-o-City.

Watch this great video on supporting the film incentive legislation and CINEMA Day. Thanks to James Drake and all of those who volunteered to make this happen. 

 

Visit the CFVA website for more information and check our Facebook and Twitter feeds for details. On Twitter use #CINEMACO to talk about the event.

For more information contact: info@coloradofilm.org. All supporters are encouraged to attend both events and should RSVP to coftmevent@state.co.us. We hope to see a huge turn out for this important event.

 

Thank you to these local organizations and companies that support this legislation: 

 

Colorado Organizations: Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Hotel Lodging Association; Colorado Film Society; Colorado Film & Video Association; Colorado Restaurant Association; Denver Film Society; Denver Theatrical Stage, Film and Exhibition Employees Union; Screen Actors Guild; Teamsters Local Union No. 17. 

 

Colorado Businesses: Alan Hamilton Films, LLC; Asgard Entertainment, LLC; Babcock Film Services; Bourbon Street HD LTD; Comcast/NBC Universal; Doug O'Kane Production Services; FX West; Gripworks CO, LLC; Haskins Law Group; Helmans Movie Suites, LLC; High Noon Productions, LLC; iFilm, Inc.; Kerndt Design, LLC.; Light Factory Entertainment, LLC; M2 Productions; Payreel, Inc.; Postmodern Company; PropWorks; Red Beard Trucking; Sets By Uss; Starz Entertainment, LLC; Steico Rigging and Grip, LLC; Two Strong Productions; UMB Bank; US Bank; Walk the Line Films; Workingman's Film, LTD.