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As “Transformers 3″ Shoots, Chicago Tribune Article Questions Value of IL Film Incentive

August 2, 2010
As “Transformers 3″ Shoots, Chicago Tribune Article Questions Value of IL Film Incentive

On July 27, Kathy Bergen of the the Chicago Tribune wrote an excellent article about the Illinois film incentive and the efficacy of film incentives generally.   Bergen spent time talking to academics (including Susan Christopherson, who is a friend of this site) and other experts who have been critical of film incentives generally: One...

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Illinois Film Office Video Added to Video Library

July 1, 2010

Below is the promotional video produced by the Illinois Film Office.  Several states have done these now and I have yet to see a bad one.  The short made by the California Film Commission about the devastating impacts of runaway production on the state is sobering and heartfelt, not to mention its also somewhat...

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