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Sad news from Michigan. But many, including myself, saw this one coming from the beginning. Raleigh’s Pontiac Studios, the flagship state-of-the-art $80 million studio complex is reportedly going to default on a bond payment next month and, tragically, the state’s pension funds are on the hook for over $600,000. From The Detroit News: Michigan’s...
This is Part One of a series of articles about state film incentive programs in the United States….. A few days ago, I posted the new report from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) to study the economic impact of the state’s film incentive program. The big story was the 82% decline in production...
The Film Works blog posted an astonishg article today about the negative impact to the economy of an NBA lockout vs. the loss of film productions to other states and nations. In what should really help drive the message home to California residents of just how critical the film industry is to the state,...
Three recently released articles published by the Film Works L.A. campaign in California are well worth reading…. The first article, Part One: “The Clear and Present Danger” of Runaway Production to California, is the first of a two-part story about the threat of runaway production to California (and therefore the nation in the long run)...
Four reports/publications have just been added to the Report Library: 1. 2010 MPAA Theatrical Market Statistics 2. 2010 Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue Report on Mass film incentive 3. 2011 Ernst & Young Economic Impact of Michigan Film Incentive 4. 2010 Dept. of Canadian Heritage Report on Canadian Film Industry There is no time for...
This is always frustrating. The Pittsburgh Film Office is making some shockingly unsupported allegations and claims of revenue impact regarding the Pennsylvania Film Incentive. In a “sample letter” the film office urges supporters to send to their Governor and State Representatives, the film office makes the following claim: This has spurred the economy through...
I can’t say I am sorry to hear this. From today’s Boston Herald: Nick Paleologos, executive director of the Massachusetts Film Office, has been told “there’s no position for him” at the Office of Travel and Tourism, where a variety of marketing programs, including film, are slated to be condensed and streamlined. “We think...
Thank you to Phil Drake for telling me about Zach Patton’s recent article in this month’s edition of Governing Magazine. The article is an excellent introductory primer on the “state” of state film incentive programs in the US. One thing that is debated about in the academic literature on international film production and runaway...
UPDATE: Mr. Paleologos took the time to respond to this story last week. Please read the comments below for our exchange. While I was happy to take and respond to his comments, the dialogue ended with virtually all of the questions I raised still unanswered (including any explanation regarding the massive discrepancies he cites...
I apologize for not being more diligent in keeping the site updated on a regular basis. Life happens. A long overdue addition to the Report Library is the July 2009 Massachusetts Department of Revenue Report on the state’s film incentive program. Turns out the popular (read: generous) Massachusetts film incentives has increased the amount...
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