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Select Board adopts tighter film, drone and notification rules after large production

Select Board of Nantucket · December 4, 2025
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Summary

After an extensive debrief of a recent large production that collected roughly $139,541 in town fees and spent about $2 million on accommodations, the Select Board unanimously adopted an updated film, video, photography and drone permit policy to tighten insurance, notice, drone rules and timeline requirements.

The Nantucket Select Board on Dec. 3 unanimously adopted an updated film, video, photography and drone permit policy after hearing a multi-part after-action presentation by the town's Culture & Tourism director.

Shontaugh (Chantal) Bloise Murphy, director of Culture & Tourism, told the board the recent production initially sought 20 days and 17 locations and listed 227 cast and crew when aggregated; the final approvals covered Sept. 10'Oct. 1 and 24 locations, with permit paperwork reflecting the aggregate cast-and-crew total. "There was never one location that had 227 cast and crew on any given day," she said,…

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