1. (a) Initial Submission.

   1. (1) A Qualifying Application is defined to include:

      1. (A) A completed Qualifying Application Form for the Moving Image Industry Incentive Program;
      2. (B) An itemized budget detailing only estimated Texas expenditures; and

      3. (C) A Content Document:

         1. (i) For Feature Films and Television Programs (except Episodic Television Series), a full script.
         2. (ii) For Episodic Television Series, the full script of the first episode to be filmed in Texas.
         3. (iii) For Commercials and Educational or Instructional Videos, the scripts, storyboards or detailed outlines/summaries of content.
         4. (iv) For Digital Interactive Media Productions, a brief summary of game content providing sufficient detail concerning the themes, settings, story, characters and events to the Texas Film Commission upon which to base its preliminary content approval consideration.
         5. (v) For Reality Television Projects, a detailed outline/summary of program content.
   2. (2) Qualifying Applications Forms for each type of project are available at the Texas Film Commission web site: http://governor.state.tx.us/film/, or by contacting the Texas Film Commission if Internet access is not available or special needs facilitation is required.
   3. (3) Applications will not be accepted earlier than 30 calendar days prior to a project's Principal Start Date.
   4. (4) Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the last Business Day prior to the Principal Start Date.
   5. (5) Only one application and Applicant per project is allowed.
   6. (6) Within 5 Business Days of the Principal Start Date indicated on the Qualifying Application form, an Applicant for a Feature Film, Television Program, Reality Television Project, Digital Interactive Media Production or Educational or Instructional Video must confirm with the Texas Film Commission in writing, to include e-mail, that the production began on time. If the start of the project is delayed for more than 30 days, an application may be discarded and the Applicant must reapply. If an Applicant fails to confirm that the production began on time within such 5 Business Day period, the Texas Film Commission may, at its sole election but with no obligation to do so, disqualify the application.
2. (b) The Office of the Governor, as a state agency, must comply with the Texas Public Information Act (the "Act"). In the event that a public information request related to the Applicant and/or the application is submitted to the agency, the Office of the Governor will promptly notify the Applicant of the request if current contact information is available, take all appropriate actions with the Attorney General of Texas to prevent release of confidential information, including asserting exemptions under the Act, and provide the Applicant with full information and opportunity to participate in such process if current contact information is available.

Source Note:The provisions of this §121.8 adopted to be effective March 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 2019; amended to be effective November 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 8029; amended to be effective August 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 5201.