REBATES AND INCENTIVES Upon registering with the Film Office Production Directory, verified users are automatically eligible for the benefits of “Reel Savings” discounts and rebates at a minimum of 10% off all costs. The Town of Marana’s film business community may provide special hotel rates and discounts in addition to the “Reel Savings” program, and the Marana Chamber of Commerce contains over 600 members who may also provide special rates for film projects.
Marana farmlands and view of Saguaro National Park West Photo: ©Jamie Williams/ThatGirlProductions.com
MARANA, AZ The Town of Marana, which shares a boundary with the City of Tucson, is as resourceful as it is stunning. All of our locations are within close proximity of professional production crew and support services, and there are numerous hotel and shortterm rental options. We have been a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International since 2018. Marana has an outstanding reputation as being a film-friendly business community with low production costs. FEATURED LOCATIONS Wild Burro Trailhead Carpeted with wildflowers and flowering trees, this trailhead encapsulates the iconic Sonoran Desert landscape. Visuals include saguaro cactus, mesquite, palo verde, barrel cactus and ruins of an early 20th century stone house, an
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east-west canyon, vertiginous trails, rock outcroppings and caves. The location has been used for awardwinning nature documentaries and a collaboration KIND Bar and Oscarwinning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. Marana Regional Airport Classified as a general reliever airport for Tucson International, the Marana Regional Airport (AVQ) is a premier location for filmmaking with its majestic Tucson Mountain Range views. The airport has a rich history as one of Arizona’s World War II Army Airfields and is home to more than 260 based aircraft. In 2020, Marana Regional Airport was accepted in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Federal Contract Tower (FCT) program and is authorized to install an air traffic control tower. SITE INSPECTION
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Town of Marana Roads and Vistas Marana’s roads feature rural landscapes framed by open space, farm lands, and the dramatic mountains of Saguaro National Park West located in the Tucson Mountain Range, giving filmmakers roads to nowhere and unobstructed sunrises and sunsets. The vistas are just as extraordinary for location scouts. FILM CREDITS Winchester ’73, Rio Bravo, The Wild Bunch, Flashpoint, The Quick and the Dead, Geronimo, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
MARANA FILM OFFICE Laura Funkhouser Cortelyou 1-520-382-1988 lcortelyou@maranaaz.gov www.MaranaFilmOffice.org
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