Archive for category State/Government Production Incentive News

http://newsok.com/proposed-budget-cuts-for-oklahoma-could-gut-states-film-industry/article/3649998?custom_click=lead_story_title Just when the state’s growing film industry is finding its legs in attracting feature filmmakers to Oklahoma, proposed cuts to the state budget include slashing incentive rebates on which the industry nationwide is built. BY PAULA BURKES Jon Shryock, 51, of Oklahoma City dreamed of working in the film industry ever since he as a boy [...]

http://www.wect.com/story/16962961/business-for-area-film-industry-still-booming WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – While companies like Caterpillar and Continental Tire opted not to build new facilities in the area, another local industry continues to boom. Film industry leaders rely on several factors to bring filmmakers to Wilmington, dubbed “Hollywood East” by some for the growing number of films and TV shows produced and filmed. [...]

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/while-the-state-claims-to-chase-jobs-tennessees-film-industry-starves/Content?oid=2770589 by STEVEN HALE There is an oft-told movie-industry joke that gets more groans than laughs: The first page of every script should start with an establishing shot — “Exterior: Tax Incentive State.” At this point, it’s more truth than kidding. States such as Michigan, Louisiana and neighboring Georgia that offer lucrative tax incentives are the [...]

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2012-02-16_senate_passes_bill_to_encourage_film_production__jobs_in_washington by Dana Robinson Slote Olympia, WA – Many world-famous movies and television shows are set in Washington State– recent examples include Twilight, Grey’s Anatomy, and AMC’s The Killing. But, most viewers likely don’t realize these have been filmed in Canada, Oregon, or California, where stronger tax incentive programs are in place than Washington’s to attract [...]

http://www.wdsu.com/news/30459211/detail.html Big Names In Hollywood To Film At State  NEW ORLEANS – The year is off to a good start when it comes to the film industry in Louisiana.  Dozens of big-name stars are slated to shoot and visit the state, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Viola Davis and Jesse Eisenberg.  Katie Williams, head of the [...]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/raleigh-studios-pontiac-michigan-fails-bond-payment_n_1276266.html So much for Michigan’s economy-boosting film industry. The financial struggles now have a Pontiac production studio gouging the state pension fund, and demonstrating the negative effects of the state’s film incentive cap. Raleigh Studios wasn’t able to make its Feb. 1 payment of $630,000 to out-of-state bondholders, theMacomb Daily reports — instead, the guarantors of the bond, the [...]