100% Free Enrollment for Horse Farms, Bourbon Distilleries, Restaurants, Hotels, Stores, Historic Homes & Civic Venues across Georgetown, Sadieville, Stamping Ground & Oxford.
Bringing Hollywood and independent motion pictures to our community for the first time in its centuries-old history gives Scott County the first-mover advantage in the Bluegrass and builds a compelling future for local families and merchants. When a movie or series comes to Central Kentucky, producers need dozens of authentic local locations and businesses—horse farms, historic homes, Main Street storefronts, diners, bourbon rickhouses, I-75 hotels, and local caterers—enrolled at $0 cost and $0 commission.
Building directly on Lori Saunders & GSCTC’s ongoing partnership with Lisa Brin at FilmLEX and Kristin Craig at LEX Studios (which generates 36+ yearly location requests), the Georgetown/Scott County Film Office conducts a comprehensive 90-day outreach campaign—upgrading technical specs and syncing properties into Location Pro across eight core categories:
Thoroughbred nurseries, working cattle & tobacco farms, dry-laid limestone fences, historic barns, indoor riding arenas, ponds, and open pastures suitable for exterior scenes or 50-truck basecamp staging.
Craft and heritage distilleries, aging barrel warehouses, copper still rooms, limestone springhouses, and tasting rooms celebrating Georgetown’s heritage as the birthplace of bourbon.
Main Street cafes, classic diners, taverns, and fine dining rooms for on-camera dialogue scenes—plus local kitchens and food trucks capable of feeding 50–150 cast and crew members daily.
I-75 corridor hotels, boutique inns, and historic Bed & Breakfasts for both on-camera filming and 300–1,500+ room-night crew housing blocks that generate 3% GSCTC Transient Room Tax.
19th-century Victorian Main Street storefronts, hardware stores, antique shops, boutiques, and turnkey Downtown Christmas movie corridors (with city coordination to hold holiday decorations through January).
Justice Building Courtrooms, Local Fire Stations, ECS, the Coroner’s Office, the historic 1877 Scott County Courthouse, schools, and municipal facilities pre-cleared via a unified <72-hr permit.
Royal Spring Park, Elkhorn Creek limestone bluffs, Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, Ward Hall (1857 Greek Revival mansion), private historic homes, and rural corridors in Sadieville & Stamping Ground.
Local carpenters, lumber yards, tent & heater rentals, portable restrooms, electricians, off-duty security officers, waste management, and heavy equipment operators qualifying for the 30%–35% KY tax credit.
A community Film Office only succeeds when the entire county benefits. Under our Open-Market Equal-Access Charter, every local business and landowner receives equal visibility and opportunity.
Every featured landmark and business—from Ward Hall, Old Friends, and Cardome Centre to Evans Orchard, Fava’s, Country Boy Brewing, Bi-Water Farm, the Old Scott County Jail, and participating equine estates—stands in the directory on the exact same terms with high-resolution scout packages, power specs, and basecamp maps.
Any Scott County landowner, merchant, restaurateur, hotelier, or civic entity can list their property or service 100% free. The Film Office provides complimentary on-site scout photography.
For every producer inquiry, the Film Office is required to present at least 3 different local properties or vendors in that category so the director and producer choose freely.
The Film Office takes $0 commission or finder’s fee. Production companies sign location agreements and pay 100% of site fees directly to the property or business owner.
Busy business and farm owners shouldn’t have to fill out four different government forms. When you register your property or business once in the Georgetown/Scott County Film Office Directory, our proprietary AI & automation pipeline formats your photos, writes production-grade technical scout specs (3-phase power, semi-truck basecamp parking, distance to soundstages), and packages and submits your listing on your behalf to FilmLEX (Lexington), the Louisville Film Commission, and the Kentucky Film Office state portal—capturing residual and spillover shoots from producers browsing any neighboring database.
Explore sample community profiles for Ward Hall, Evans Orchard, Old Friends, Cardome Centre, Fava’s, Country Boy Brewing, Bi-Water Farm, the Old Scott County Jail, and Queenslake—alongside countywide open-enrollment categories.
Featured Landmark #001 • Antebellum Manor
1782 Frankfort Pike, Georgetown • 40-Acre Historic Grounds
12,000 sq ft antebellum Greek Revival mansion featuring 27-ft fluted Corinthian columns, period double parlors, elliptical staircase, and historic brick outbuildings. Currently listed on FilmLEX (#10189660) with a 2011 2-sentence stub; GSCFO adds full period-shoot & basecamp specs.
Featured Landmark #002 • Orchard & Barns
1783 Newtown Pike, Georgetown • Working Family Orchard
Fifth-generation working apple & peach orchard, converted historic tobacco barn market, cider mill, event barn, pumpkin fields, and wide gravel parking ideal for Hallmark-style autumn romances, rural family dramas, and commercials (FilmLEX #517).
Featured Landmark #003 • Missing on FilmLEX
1841 Paynes Depot Rd, Georgetown • 236-Acre Equine Sanctuary
Globally renowned 236-acre Thoroughbred retirement sanctuary along the Iron Works Pike / Paynes Depot corridor—home to Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup champions, white-fenced paddocks, and historic barns. Currently unrepresented on FilmLEX; priority GSCFO showcase partner.
Featured Landmark #004 • 114-Acre Campus
800 Cincinnati Rd, Georgetown • City-Owned Historic Estate
Magnificent 114-acre historic campus (former Governor J.F. Robinson home & 1896 Visitation Academy) offering Gothic/Victorian institutional interiors, chapel spaces, and massive paved basecamp parking. GSCFO updates its 2011 FilmLEX stub (#10188581) to route inquiries directly to the City of Georgetown.
Featured Business #005 • Est. 1910 Main St. Diner
159 E Main St, Downtown Georgetown • 115-Year Heritage Set
Georgetown’s oldest continuously operating restaurant (founded 1910)—featuring original pressed-tin ceilings, high-backed wooden booths, and authentic early-20th-century small-town diner character sought by every feature film and television scout. Currently missing from FilmLEX.
Featured Business #006 • Flagship Brewery & Venue
101 Innovation Way (I-75 Exit 126), Georgetown • Missing on FilmLEX
Kentucky’s largest craft brewery facility—featuring a 24,000+ sq ft production brewhouse, expansive taproom, outdoor beer garden & live music stage, and food truck courtyard right by Georgetown’s I-75 Exit 126 hotel cluster. Ideal for on-camera taproom/industrial scenes, crew catering, and production wrap receptions.
Featured Landmark #007 • 175-Acre Ag & Greenhouses
877 Cincinnati Rd, Georgetown • Agritourism & Greenhouses
Expansive 175-acre family farm, commercial greenhouse complex, country market, and scenic hilltop vistas along US-25. Uploaded to FilmLEX (#518) in August 2024 with a completely blank text description; GSCFO provides full scout specs and seasonal availability.
Featured Landmark #008 • 1892 Jail & 1877 Courthouse
117 N Water St & 101 E Main St, Downtown Georgetown
Decommissioned 1892 rough-cut limestone jailhouse with authentic iron cellblocks right behind the 1877 Second Empire Scott County Courthouse—turnkey sets for crime dramas, thrillers, and legal scenes without disrupting active court dockets (FilmLEX #10189320 & #10189486).
Directory Member #009 • Equine Estate
292 Soards Rd, Georgetown • 15 Mins to LEX Studios
Participating Scott County equine estate: 6,000 sq ft Southern Colonial manor, 200x82 indoor arena, 3 barns (65 horses), 40-acre private lake, and 20+ semi-truck basecamp capacity. Listed on equal terms with all Scott County farms.
Open Enrollment • Bourbon & Craft Brewing
Georgetown, Stamping Ground & Countywide
Enrolling Scott County craft distilleries, Country Boy Brewing’s Georgetown production taproom & stage, limestone springhouses, and barrel aging warehouses for feature films, commercials, and travel documentaries.
Open Enrollment • Main Street Retail
Main Street & 1877 Courthouse Square Commercial District
Over 200 National Register historic buildings featuring intact 1880s–1920s cast-iron and brick storefronts ideal for holiday movies, small-town dramas, and period series—plus local prop, floral, and wardrobe sourcing.
Open Enrollment • Crew & Talent Lodging
Country Inns, Executive B&Bs & I-75 Exit 125/126/129 Hotels
Routes 300 to 1,500+ room nights per feature film directly to Scott County’s 18+ hotels (1,600+ rooms), boutique country inns, and equine Airbnbs (such as Pine Knoll Farm) for cast, directors, producers, and traveling crew.
Founded 1829 • Campus & Workforce
400 E College St, Georgetown • 104-Acre Collegiate Quad
Coordinates Georgetown College’s historic 1840 Giddings Hall, Greek Revival campus quad, auditoriums, and Toyota Stadium—while connecting Theatre & Film students to paid Production Assistant ($200–$250/day) crew jobs.
Parks, Waterways & Small Towns
Botanical Gardens, Limestone Springs, Creeks & Rail Towns
Connects productions with Yuko-En on the Elkhorn (5.5-acre Japanese Friendship Garden), Royal Spring Park (1775 McClelland’s Fort cabin), Elkhorn Creek limestone bluffs, Skullbuster trails, and historic Sadieville & Stamping Ground.
World’s Largest Toyota Plant • Trades & Crew
1,300-Acre Manufacturing Hub, Local Safety & Production Crew
Connects automotive commercial shoots and feature productions with Georgetown’s industrial warehouses, plus Scott County’s 15+ registered local crew & safety vendors (Abbott Safety, Dweller-X Music, Scott Goodlett Events, Bleubird Studio, and AXXIS).
Every submission directly builds the master Kentucky Film Location Database (filtered for Scott County) with real-time address geocoding, AI multi-category expansion, and optional on-site scout photography or VIP FAM Tour underwriting.
Never. Listing in the Georgetown/Scott County Film Office Directory is 100% free of charge, and the Film Office charges $0 commission if a production selects your property or hires your business. Our mission is to maximize film spending across the entire county.
Under our 3-Property Competitive Lookbook Standard, every incoming script inquiry receives a lookbook containing at least three comparable Scott County properties—and the visiting film’s Director and Producer always make the final selection.
Before any production steps onto your property, they must issue a $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability Certificate of Insurance naming you as Additional Insured, plus a refundable security deposit. If you run a retail store or restaurant, productions pay a negotiated business buyout fee that exceeds your normal daily revenue.
No. You retain 100% control over your property. When a location scout expresses interest, the Film Office contacts you with the dates, crew size, and proposed budget. You can approve, negotiate higher terms, restrict off-limits areas, or decline for any reason.
