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Council approves $50,000 lodging-tax support for new film festival and approves film/hotel rebate
Summary
Broken Arrow council approved $50,000 in lodging-tax revenues to launch a new Broken Arrow Film Festival and Convention and approved a film and hotel incentive rebate not to exceed $53,750 for a different production; both actions will use lodging-tax funds.
Broken Arrow City Council approved using $50,000 in lodging-tax revenues to support essential startup costs, marketing and programming for a new Broken Arrow Film Festival and Convention, and approved a separate film-and-hotel incentive rebate capped at $53,750 to support a production planning to shoot locally.
City staff said the lodging-tax funds will be used for startup expenses to help launch the festival, including marketing and programming. The production receiving the rebate is expected to film for seven days in Broken Arrow, using an estimated 15 to 20 local residents during filming. Producers estimated the production’s local spending at between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The rebate is to be funded through lodging-tax revenues.
The council’s summary did not record motion makers, seconders, or vote tallies in the provided recap. The production company name and specific hotel agreements were not specified in the summary.
