These fees are payable to “City of East Point” and submitted to the Camera Ready Contact. These fees are in addition to the Permit Application fees which are submitted to Permitting. For an invoice for the fees involved in your particular filming, depending on scope, please email the Camera Ready Contact at erodgers@eastpointcity.org.

• Filming a City Building: (Vacant): $4500/day* or (Occupied): $7500/day

  Prep/Strike/Hold Day at City Building: $1000/day (vacant) or $2500 (Occupied)**

  City’s Site Representatives: City’s Site Representatives: Use of City Building’s and Parks requires a City determined “Site Representative” at the property for access/oversight (varies by building/property). This City Site Representative shall be paid for by the film company.

  Deposit for Filming: $1500/day (vacant) or $2500 (Occupied)**

  City’s Charge Per Person for a Tour Group’s Admission Ticket for Film/Tourism Tours in/on a City Property or Buildings : $5/Per Person/Per Ticket

  Park, Parking Lot, Sidewalk or Street as a Filming Location: $2000/day

  Designated Parking Lot (For Crew Parking/Base Camp): $300/day (Excluding Customer Care lots and City Hall lots which, if approved for use, are $600/day).

  Public Parking Spaces in the Downtown District: Public Parking Spaces in the Downtown District: If use is approved, $50 per marked space, per day, or if unmarked, $2.50/linear foot of parallel parking lane length, per day.

  Streets Used for Trailer/Equipment Location Needs, use for ITC (Intermittent Traffic Control), Partial or Full Road Closure:

                            Use of up to 300 linear feet: $150/Per Day, Per Lane

                            Use of up to 600 linear feet: $300/Per Day, Per Lane

                            Use of up to 900 linear feet: $450/Per Day, Per Lane

                          Increments over 900 linear feet: $1/Per Linear Foot/Per Lane/Per Day

  *Any usage of public street travel or parking lanes after 5 days, if approved, will be calculated at $1/linear foot/lane/day, regardless of the length

  *Depending on the scope/length of rental beyond 1 month, amounts may be adjusted to reflect a discount

  **Depending on the scope of the filming, the amounts above are subject to change by the City Manager.

  ***Film fees are per “day” and are calculated as actual calendar days, not 24 hour periods of time. So, for example, filming activity that starts at 7pm one day and carries over past midnight into the early morning hours the next day will be considered two days of filming fees. 

We are excited you have chosen to film in the City of East Point! We are ready to help you with many of your film location needs and we can assist with as little or as much as you would like. We offer assistance with:

• Location Scouting within the City (including our own buildings)
• Film Shoot Coordination
• Crew Parking Locations
• Potential Base Camp Sites (some offering utilities as well)
• Food Service Facilities for your Caterer
• Road Closure or Intermittent Traffic Control (ITC)
  . . . And much more!

Regular Permit Review Period (15 calendar days from submission date) – $345*
(Breakdown: $300 (permit fee) + $45 (Admin Fee) = $345) / *plus online credit card transaction processing fee.
Expedited Permit Review Period (8 calendar days from submission date) – $645*
(Breakdown: $600 (permit fee) + $45 (Admin Fee) = $645 / *plus online credit card transaction processing fee.

Online Permit Submissions

Step 1: Create a CONTRACTOR ACCOUNT (not a “Homeowner” Account) in the Online System (if you already created an account previously, skip to Step 2 below)

• Set up a Username and Password
• Activate the Account via the Activation Email that is sent to Your Email Address
• Then send an email to request a PIN from permitting at permits@eastpointcity.org (include your name you used to register and user name in the email).
  If you have issues, call (404) 270-7018.

Step 2: Fill out the Film Permit Application (so that you have it ready for upload in the online system)

Please be sure to include the application fully completed, as well as, a copy of the TCP plan, a legible Google map showing the filming location and proximity of any parking/base camp locations you are using, a copy of your Notice of Filming you will be distributing to neighbors and a copy of your insurance listing the “City of East Point, 2777 East Point Street, East Point, GA 30344” as additional insured. As a separate document, have a copy of your Photo ID (PDF or JPEG) ready for upload in the online system separately as well.

Only one address is allowed per permit application- if you have multiple locations, then submit a separate app for each one.

Step 3: Apply for a CONTRACTOR PERMIT (not as a “Homeowner”) in the Online System

*If time allows, email this application package to erodgers@eastpointcity.org so that it can be reviewed prior to submission for any potential missing information.

Please feel free to send an email to erodgers@eastpointcity.org to get an email with a more detailed step-by-step instruction document for submitting your permit online.