Making it all the more difficult to build a vibrant community of filmmakers in the 5 Boroughs, The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting in New York City has proposed a new $300 fee for applications to help “ease the city’s budget difficulties”. For projects that are operating on very low budgets, there may be some relief: The Mayor’s office will waive the new project application fee in cases of “unreasonable hardship.” Either way, the proposed fee just creates another hoop to jump through for both established and emerging filmmakers in this city like us.
The proposed bill has been in review for 30 days. TODAY a hearing will take place at 125 Worth Street, 2nd floor auditorium at 2PM at which members of the public may testify. So if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by and let ‘em know that their proposed fee will only serve to lose them time and money spent processing our fee-waiver paperwork!
