Comments on: Oregon’s General Fund and Movies http://www.skalduggery.com/2009/06/02/oregon%e2%80%99s-general-fund-and-movies/ Skalded Musings and Random Thoughts on Current and Not so Current Events Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:56:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Skald http://www.skalduggery.com/2009/06/02/oregon%e2%80%99s-general-fund-and-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-10 The Skald Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.skalduggery.com/2009/06/02/oregon%e2%80%99s-general-fund-and-movies/#comment-10 <a href="#comment-9" rel="nofollow">@Jeff Bugbee </a> You don't mention precisely how the information is "tweaked." The issue really isn't whether the money stays in Oregon (I'm certain it does), it's whether the movie fund is competing head to head for general fund tax dollars. In better economic times, I imagine the movie fund would do just fine - but in an economic down turn the movie fund should compete fairly against public services. I believe Chuck Sheketoff's article makes that clear. Thanks so much for your comments. Best Regards! @Jeff Bugbee
You don’t mention precisely how the information is “tweaked.” The issue really isn’t whether the money stays in Oregon (I’m certain it does), it’s whether the movie fund is competing head to head for general fund tax dollars. In better economic times, I imagine the movie fund would do just fine – but in an economic down turn the movie fund should compete fairly against public services. I believe Chuck Sheketoff’s article makes that clear.

Thanks so much for your comments.
Best Regards!

]]> By: Jeff Bugbee http://www.skalduggery.com/2009/06/02/oregon%e2%80%99s-general-fund-and-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jeff Bugbee Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:06:48 +0000 http://www.skalduggery.com/2009/06/02/oregon%e2%80%99s-general-fund-and-movies/#comment-9 Your information is tweaked. Most of the productions gaining Oregon incentive money are based right here in Oregon so most of the cash stays right here in good ol' Oregon country. Check out what Michael Fine said courtesy of <a href="http://castingscoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/pass-sb621-in-10-easy-steps.html" rel="nofollow">The Casting Scoop</a>: Here's an update from Michael Fine of the Portland Mayor’s Office of Film & Video: Please contact your legislators and tell them you need the work and their yes vote will provide quick, family wage, green jobs. Remind them: * No money is given out until AFTER receipts are submitted proving money was already spent in Oregon, so tax revenue returns to the state coffers equal to or in excess of the money spent on the program (based on ECONorthwest studies) * We currently only have enough money each year to bring in projects for approximately 6 months, so for the last 6 months of each year, productions take their money and jobs to other states or countries, where the programs are better funded * We are not funding Hollywood moguls: 6 of the 18 “OPIF” projects were in fact, Oregon based productions. Of the other 12 projects, 10 were independently financed I also received a version of this bulletin from the OMPA and felt it was worth sharing. If you live in Oregon, please do your part! Your information is tweaked. Most of the productions gaining Oregon incentive money are based right here in Oregon so most of the cash stays right here in good ol’ Oregon country. Check out what Michael Fine said courtesy of The Casting Scoop:

Here’s an update from Michael Fine of the Portland Mayor’s Office of Film & Video:

Please contact your legislators and tell them you need the work and their yes vote will provide quick, family wage, green jobs. Remind them:

* No money is given out until AFTER receipts are submitted proving money was already spent in Oregon, so tax revenue returns to the state coffers equal to or in excess of the money spent on the program (based on ECONorthwest studies)

* We currently only have enough money each year to bring in projects for approximately 6 months, so for the last 6 months of each year, productions take their money and jobs to other states or countries, where the programs are better funded

* We are not funding Hollywood moguls: 6 of the 18 “OPIF” projects were in fact, Oregon based productions. Of the other 12 projects, 10 were independently financed

I also received a version of this bulletin from the OMPA and felt it was worth sharing. If you live in Oregon, please do your part!

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