Nina Parikh is the Director of the Mississippi Film Office, which provides assistance from initial contact to wrap: location scouting and research; pre-production help with casting, extras, crew, equipment; trouble-shooting during production and wrap, and a commitment to help every step of the way. Mississippi also has one of the strongest incentive programs in the country, a 25-35% cash rebate on spend and all payroll, which the Film Office can help navigate. Film in Mississippi stretches back to 1914 with the filming of Gentleman from Mississippi, and includes Baby Doll; A Time to Kill; The Help; O, Brother Where Art Thou?; My Dog Skip; Tomorrow; Intruder in the Dust; Mississippi Masala; Thieves Like Us; Down By Law; Big Bad Love and Cookie’s Fortune.