§ 645 - Powers and duties of the corporation - Vermont Statutes

§ 645. Powers and duties of the corporation

The Vermont film corporation shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To exercise the general powers provided to Vermont nonprofit corporations.

(2) To serve as the designated state agency to receive state funds for the promotion of the state of Vermont as the site for commercial film and television production and for the facilitation of local individuals and companies as participants in such productions.

(3) To solicit and accept funds from private sources and to expend such funds.

(4) To develop and implement both long-range and annual marketing plans to promote Vermont as the location for commercial film and television productions.

(5) To publicize, through trade publications, other printed, electronic and computerized media, and by participation in professional conferences, the advantages of locating commercial film and television productions in Vermont.

(6) To actively recruit production companies to make feature films and television programs in Vermont.

(7) To work with Vermont based film industry support companies and professionals to facilitate their hiring by film and television productions that are made in Vermont.

(8) To develop and implement a plan both to attract and spur the local creation of feature film and television production support companies in Vermont. (Added 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)