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Tax Credits Help Georgia Lure Film Productions
As his client prepares to set a woman on fire, attorney Stephen G. Weizenecker assesses the legal situation. Sending someone up in flames is, after all, inherently dangerous. But it's clear that this buff woman in a tight red T-shirt and jeans, her long hair bound into twist braids, is aware of the risk. She stands on the sidewalk, watching intently as two men and a fire marshal set blaze after blaze in a metal pan and then see how quickly they can douse the flames.
Weizenecker says he's here today to monitor safety procedures, make sure medics are on hand and see that there's someone to put out the fire before it actually burns the woman. The movie set is in Roswell, GA, where the Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith law partner stands sweating in a poorly air-conditioned commercial space that serves as the setting for a teen horror flick, My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen, Part II. On this production, Weizenecker represents production company POPfilms and Viacom MTV.
In Georgia, the glamorous world of entertainment law has gotten a boost because of tax credits created by the 2008 Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act. The law provides tax credits of up to 30% for money spent on production and post-production work done here on films, TV shows, commercials, music videos and even video game development and animation. Weizenecker says his entertainment work has grown from 85% of his practice before the law's enactment to about 99%. Other local attorneys say the Act fuels their entertainment practices because companies even get credit for employing Georgia lawyers.
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