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Incentives
There is a film incentive bill under consideration in the Ohio Senate, Ohio Senate Bill 155. Film Columbus cannot estimate when or if this bill will be enacted.
Room Tax Rebate
If you stay in a hotel room for more than 30 days, you get back all 10.5% room tax
Permitting:
There is no special permitting to shoot in and around the city of Columbus and central Ohio. If you need to partially block or close a street or sidewalk an off duty police officer is required and/or a permit is needed for lane or street closure.
Please contact Film Columbus for contact information pertaining to filming in cites and counties surrounding Columbus and Franklin County. In most areas you pay out-of-pocket expenses for street closures and police, but no permit is needed.
Click here for the sidewalk, occupancy permit, street occupancy permit, bag meters permit.
City of Columbus Transportation Division
Att: Permits Section
109 North Front Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-9023
Ric Rossette
rqrossetti@columbus.gov
614-645-3039 614-645-1876 fax
Columbus Parks and Recreation
Ohio State Parks
A permit processing fee of $35.00 will be charged for all permits. Additional charges may be required to reimburse the park for additional costs of park security, utilities, etc.
Individual park managers need to be contacted before shooting in a Ohio State Park find the park and contact info herre:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/
For Ohio State Parks general information call or email:
Child Entertainment Labor Laws Ohio
(information current as of 3 October, 2006)
- Ohio does not actively regulate Child Entertainment Law.
- Work Permits: There are no work permits necessary
- Work Hours: Minors employed as actors or performers in motion pictures or theatrical productions, or in radio or television productions are exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coverage. Therefore, FLSA rules regarding total allowable number of work hours in one day and allowable times of day to work do not apply.
U.S Department of Labor - Compliance Assistance Home Page
- Educational requirements: No Ohio statutory or regulatory provision dealing directly with this subject was found. If this is a SAG Signatory Production, then the SAG contract provisions will apply.
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