2006 Mid-Year Meeting at Skyline Studios

APA events coordinator JoAnna Miller gathered a panel of individuals representing The ADOC Financial Management Department, AZ Dept. of Revenue and the ADOC Film Office for a Q & A session with our members on the new Tax Incentive Program passed by the legislature last year.

PANEL MEMBERS:

ADOC Financial Management Department
PATTY DUFF, Director
- This office administer several tax programs through ADOC

CHRISTIE COMANITA, Manager, Tax Policy & Research Division and GEORGE COURTNEY, Manager, Tax Research & Analysis Section
Arizona Department of Revenue
-This office adheres to the tax codes and researches companies’ acceptability to use the tax programs

ADOC Film Office,
KEN CHAPA, Program Manager

AZ Dept of Revenue
GEORGE COURTNEY, Manager, Tax Research & Analysis Section

ADOC Film Office,
KERRI MOREY, Legislative Affairs Director

Arizona Film & Media Coalition (AFMC)
MIKE KUCHARO, Imagination Pictures, Producer, Director
President of AZ Film Media Coalition (AFMC)

ADOC Film Office
HARRY TATE, Director
This office only markets the tax program

IMPORTANT NOTE: Information about the Tax Incentive Program can be found online at www.azcommerce.com/film

Harry Tate gave an overview of the Tax incentive package passed last year and introduced the panel. Members asked questions and we received positive feedback from the panelists regarding the production companies that have applied for the Tax incentive program.

If you missed the meeting and want to watch the panel discussion you can download the quicktime movie file by clicking here. It is reduced in quality as much as possible to allow all 40 minutes and it is just over 40 megs in size. It takes less than 2 minutes on broadband internet access to download. Please do not attempt this with a dial-up modem. More pictures.

Bill Green, APA board member, internet committee chair and web master for azproduction.com, Harry Tate, Arizona Film Office Director and JoAnna Miller APA events coodinator

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Production Stills from the show "America's Most Wanted," with host John Walsh in Jan. 2005. Many Arizona professionals listed in the Arizona Production Association's online Directory participated in the production.