PROJECT PURPOSE

The purpose of the project is to ensure feature film production continues and is completed. The production was significantly impacted by COVID-19 due to union rules to keep filming for the over 120 crew members. This was not limited to over 10,000 Covid tests, additional personnel, housing and loss of work.

EVIDENCE

None


POPULATION DESCRIPTION

The film production industry was essentially shutdown by Covid-19. Rawhide Pictures put over 400 people to work with most of those being well-paid crew jobs along with locations, catering, equipment rentals and other vendors. The direct proportion of this goes to crew wages and pension & health contributions with a secondary amount to locations within Guthrie in Logan County.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

The project performance will be measured by the completion of the project within the scheduled time. Measurement will occur by the number of Oklahoma film production personnel employed and services rendered by Oklahoma companies.


ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

One-time project will not need continued funding


PROGRAM CATEGORY

Addressing Negative Economic Impacts


PROGRAM SUBCATEGORY

Small Business Economic Assistance (General)


FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT

$

FEDERAL GRANT DESCRIPTION

None


HQ COUNTY

Logan


ENTITY TYPE

Small business (<$5M revenue annually)


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