Agreed Upon Procedures

Aug 22, 2022
'Andi Mack' Season 3 (2019) / Disney Channel / Fred Hayes

Agreed Upon Procedures

The Agreed-Upon Procedures outlines the requirements for a Motion Picture Company to receive its incentive from the State of Utah. The details will be in the contract but here is what you can expect once your project has been approved.

Timeline and Important Dates

  • Commitment Letter
    • The commitment letter states the key terms the contract will include. You have seven (7) days of receiving the commitment letter to sign and return. 
  • Contract
    • The Contract Manager at the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity will send the contract to the legal film contact through DocuSign. You have thirty (30) days to review and sign the contract.
    • Dates
      • Commencement Date: First day of eligible spend activity
      • Completion Date: Last day of eligible spend activity
      • Film Incentive Request Submission: Deadline for incentive request. (Note: This is 90 days after the completion date.)

Pre-Production

  • Please review the information we have posted for your production on the Film Job Opportunities and let us know if you have any changes. If you are no longer hiring Crew positions or do not want to receive Extras inquiries via the email provided, please let us know and we can remove the posting. However, if you are looking for any specific Crew or Extras positions, please feel free to submit a job.
  • Utah is filled with professional crew, services, and vendors that can support your production. You can search online for the people or resources you need in our Utah Film Crew & Support Services Directory.
  • Refer to our Utah Support Services Directory for Utah Licensed CPAs
  • All incoming productions must have a harassment policy in place for their production. If you do have a harassment policy in place, please send a copy to film@utah.gov.
  • We encourage you to take steps toward a greener film set. Here is a Guideline to Green Production for going green on your next production.
  • Send general email message from the Utah Film Commission to crew distribution list – Email to be provided at the beginning of principal photography.

Production

  • Add Utah Film Commission’s Production Manager, Derek Mellus, dmellus@utah.gov and film@utah.gov to your production’s call sheet distribution list.
  • Track production information in the following spreadsheets. These will be required to submit with your incentive request.

Incentive Submission

  • Once Utah production is complete, submit the following required documentation to your CPA for review. The CPA must follow the instructions outlined in the Agreed Upon Procedures (See Contract) in order to receive the incentive.
  • Email film@utah.gov to submit your Utah CPA’s name and email address. A login will then be created for the incentive request portal.
  • If you, your accountant or your CPA have questions about your incentive request submission, please email Go Utah Compliance (utaheconcompliance@utah.gov) for assistance.

Marketing & PR Deliverables

Below are all Marketing & PR deliverables that are part of the Utah Film Incentive Program. The Utah Film Commission requests these assets & information from each production so we can help promote the project and your experience filming in Utah.

  • Screen capture of the Utah Film Commission recognition credit

Filmed on location in Utah
with special thanks to the State of Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Utah Film Commission

  • Access to behind the scenes footage, interviews and/or still photography (if available). Images/footage highlighting Utah locations preferred.
  • 5 promotional photos from the production
  • Poster (digital file preferred)
  • DVD and/or digital copy of the production
  • Release Date (Theatrical, TV, Digital or DVD)
  • Trailer/Teaser
  • Social Media channels or hashtags associated with the production
    • While you are filming in Utah, we encourage you to share photos from the set using #FilmUtah or tag us on FacebookInstagram, or X
  • Other promotional efforts

Contact film@utah.gov for more information.