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(1) A Qualifying Application includes:
(A) A completed Qualifying Application form for the
Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program;
(B) An itemized budget detailing only estimated Texas
expenditures; and
(C) A Content Document:
(i) for Feature Films, Television Programs (except
Episodic Television Series) and Visual Effects Projects for Feature
Films and Television Programs: the full script;
(ii) for Episodic Television Series: the full script
of the first episode to be filmed in Texas;
(iii) for Commercials, Educational or Instructional
Videos, and Visual Effects Projects for Commercials or Educational
or Instructional Videos: the scripts, storyboards, or detailed outlines/summaries
of content;
(iv) for Digital Interactive Media Productions: a summary
of game content providing sufficient detail concerning the platform,
themes, settings, story, characters, and events; or
(v) for Reality Television Projects: a detailed treatment
or outline of program content.
(2) Application forms for each type of project are
available by request to the Commission via telephone, Internet, or
other means if additional special needs facilitation is required.
(3) Applications shall not be accepted earlier than
180 calendar days prior to a project's Principal Start Date.
(4) Applications must be received no later than 5:00
p.m. Central Time on the fifth Business Day prior to the Principal
Start Date.
(5) Only one application by a single Applicant is allowed
for a project.
(6) Within 5 Business Days of the Principal Start Date
indicated on the Qualifying Application form, an Applicant for a Feature
Film, Television Program, Reality Television Project, Digital Interactive
Media Production, Visual Effects Project or Educational or Instructional
Video must confirm with the Commission in writing, to include e-mail,
that the production began on time. If the start of the project is
delayed for more than 30 days, an application may be disqualified
and the Applicant may be required to reapply. If an Applicant fails
to confirm that the production began on time within such 5 Business
Day period, the Commission may, at its sole election but with no obligation
to do so, disqualify the application.
(b) The Office of the Governor, as a state agency,
must comply with the Texas Public Information Act (the "Act"). In
the event that a public information request related to the Applicant
and/or the application is submitted to the agency, the Office of the
Governor shall notify the Applicant within a reasonable amount of
time using the Applicant's most current contact information provided
to the Commission.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §121.8 adopted to be effective March 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 2019; amended to be effective November 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 8029; amended to be effective August 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 5201; amended to be effective September 5, 2013, 38 TexReg 5714; amended to be effective March 27, 2017, 42 TexReg 1399; amended to be effective May 21, 2023, 48 TexReg 2484 |
