Claim Your Share of Kentucky's $75 Million Film Tax Credit.
Keep the Hotel Nights, Location Fees & Production Spend in Your Community Before It Leaks Into Metro Hubs.
Capture $420K+ & 1,100+ Hotel Nights Per Movie
Get a turnkey local Film Office with Fast 1-Signature Permits (<72-hour turnaround), Get Pitched to Moviemakers weekly via our "500+ Lines in the Water" engine, and host scouts on Private FAM Tours.
Earn $1,500–$10,000/Day Hosting Insured Shoots
Anyone can submit a $0 Free Listing (flagged as Unvetted & Uncurated), or upgrade to get ✓ Vetted & Curated with 40-point scout specs so producers see you by default—and visit you on private Escalade FAM tours.
Search Vetted & Curated Locations by Default
Our search defaults to ✓ Vetted & Curated locations—filtering out unverified submissions so you immediately see 40-point power/staging specs, 30% vs. ★ 35% tax tags, 1-click PDF Lookbooks, and scouting on private Escalade FAM tours.
Anyone Can Submit for $0 — But Producers Search "Vetted & Curated" by Default
Unlike Location.pro (State of Kentucky), 502 Film (Louisville), and FilmLex (Lexington)—where every listing sits in a giant unverified pile with blank technical specs—ActionKentucky.com separates raw submissions from production-ready sites. Anyone can submit a free $0 listing, which is flagged by default as ⚠️ UNVETTED & UNCURATED. When you upgrade to our curation tiers, we verify your 40-point specs and unlock your ✓ VETTED & CURATED status—putting you in the default search view for 608+ film producers.
Click to Drill Into Our Source-Code Audit (Location.pro / FilmLex / 502 Film vs. ActionKentucky.com) Expand Audit Data +
114 of 265 FilmLex listings sit in Lexington. Shelby County has 0 in Shelbyville; Anderson has 1; Franklin has 3.
Legacy portals mix dead 2011 links with blank power/staging specs (`0`). Our default search shows 100% Vetted & Curated sites.
Producers cannot filter by County or see which of Kentucky's 92 counties offer the ★ 35% Enhanced Rebate.
FilmLex's permit tab is an LFUCG street-festival alcohol form with zero jurisdiction in surrounding counties.
| Dimension | Location.pro (State) / FilmLex / 502 Film | ActionKentucky.com Vetted & Curated Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Default Producer Search & Curation | 100% unvetted & uncurated self-uploads; 80%+ stale 2011 data; blank power & basecamp specs. | Anyone Can Submit ($0 Flagged as Unvetted) — Producers Search `✓ Vetted & Curated` by Default: Upgraded listings are professionally vetted and curated with 40-point specs. |
| Producer Outreach | Passive directory waiting by the phone. | "500+ Lines in the Water" proactive weekly Lookbook pitches to 608+ verified Producers, UPMs & Scouts. |
| Permits & VIP Scouting | Metro street-festival forms; 3–4 week wait. | <72-Hour Single-Signature Local Permits + red-carpet hosting on private Escalade FAM tours. |
Viewing Portal For: 1. Counties & Cities
Fast 1-Signature Permits
<72-hour turnaround through pre-wired coordination between Judge-Executive, Mayor, Sheriff & Roads so movies base in your community instead of metro hubs.
Get Pitched to Moviemakers
Our "500+ Lines in the Water" outbound engine pitches your county's vetted Lookbook every week to 608+ verified Producers, Line Producers, UPMs & Scouts.
Private FAM Tours
When producers fly in to scout, we host them on private Escalade FAM tours across your local hotels, caterers, and hero locations to close the deal.
Select Your County or City to Model Local Economic Capture
Paid 100% by the State of KY ($0 cost to your county!).
Direct Main Street merchant buyouts, local restaurant catering & boutique hotel capture.
Drill Into County & City Turnkey Film Office Pricing ($0 W-2 Pension Overhead) View Pricing +
30–45 day physical vetting & 40-point photography of top 25–40 county locations + custom County Lookbook Portal + <72-Hr Permit Desk.
Weekly outbound campaigns to 608+ verified producers/scouts, script breakdown matching & hosting scouts on private Escalade FAM tours.
Waives setup fee; 1/3 the cost of a W-2 employee ($0 pension/benefits load), KRS 91A.350 Tourism Room Tax eligible.
Anyone Can Submit for $0 — Get ✓ Vetted & Curated So Producers See You by Default
Anyone can submit a property or business for $0 Free, which enters our database flagged by default as ⚠️ UNVETTED & UNCURATED. Because our 608+ film producers search ✓ VETTED & CURATED locations by default, upgrading to a curation package ($99–$2,500) gets your 40-point technical specs, power/basecamp data, and scout photos professionally verified so your listing appears at the top of every producer's default search!
⚠️ Unvetted & Uncurated
$0
Free Raw Listing
Open to anyone. Flagged by default as UNVETTED & UNCURATED (hidden from default Producer Search until vetted).
✓ Vetted & Curated
$99
Storefront / FAM DB
Unlocks ✓ Vetted & Curated default search status + 15 HD scout photos OR In-Vehicle Lookbook.
★ Popular • ✓ Vetted
$199
Full 40-Pt UPM Curation
✓ Vetted & Curated default producer visibility + 30 scout angles + 40-point audit + Studio PDF Plate.
✓ Vetted + 4K Drone
$299
4K Drone + Lookbook
✓ Vetted & Curated + 4K Drone basecamp map + 40 ground photos + custom 1-page Studio Lookbook PDF.
🏆 Charter • ✓ Vetted
$2,500
VIP FAM Tour Stop
Top-ranked ✓ Vetted & Curated + physical stop on private Escalade FAM tours + pitched to 608+ producers.
Calculate Your Property / Business Day-Rate ROI
Backed by $1M–$5M studio liability insurance.
Kentucky rebates $10,500 (30%) in cash to the movie!
Search ✓ Vetted & Curated Locations by Default
On `Location.pro`, `FilmLex`, and `502 Film`, unverified owner submissions sit mixed together with blank technical specs. On ActionKentucky.com, unsolicited free submissions are flagged as UNVETTED & UNCURATED and automatically filtered out of your default search—so you only see ✓ Vetted & Curated properties with verified 40-point technical specs, 30% vs. ★ 35% tax credit tags, 1-click PDF Lookbooks, and VIP scouting on private Escalade FAM tours.
Sample Our ✓ Vetted & Curated 40-Point Location Plates
Vetted • 30% Base
The Kentucky Castle
Vetted • 30% Base
Castle & Key 1887 Distillery
★ Flagship Backlot HQ
Queenslake 53-Acre Estate
Vetted • 30% Base
Midway 1830s Rail Main St.
Vetted • 30% Base
Hartfield Copper Stillhouse
Vetted • 30% Base
Ward Hall (1857 Villa)
Vetted • 30% Base
1877 Scott Co. Courthouse
Vetted • 30% Base
Fava's 1910 Historic Diner
Borders ★ 35% Line
Runnymede 1867 Horse Farm
30% / ★ 35% Corridor
KY River Palisades & Gorge
Vetted Period Train
Bluegrass Scenic Railroad
5 Mins to ★ 35% Line