Monthly Archives: August 2012

Clint Eastwood Taxes: Film Director Benefited From Generous Credits (Huffinton Post)

Read full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/clint-eastwood-taxes-credits_n_1845054.html?

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Call for volunteers: Sept 8 meeting

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Graphic and Chart for US Film Incentives, State By State

A great visual to use when educating legislators and others about US Tax Incentives.  Click on the hyperlink to download as a PDF. DOC070912    

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Northern Arizona Film Industry Town Hall Sept 20

The Flagstaff Film Office & the Arizona Film and Media Coalition present Northern Arizona Film Industry Town Hall: The Power of Film Incentives to Create Jobs and Economic Development Flagstaff, AZ (August 29, 2012) — The Flagstaff Film Office and … Continue reading

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Phoenix Film Office releases Economic Impact of the Film Industry for 2011-2012

Re-printed from Phil Bradstock, City of Phoenix Film Office, 8/14/12 All, Thank you for contributing to the Phoenix Film Office’s “Economic Impact of the Film Industry 2011-12” report. My goal was to have gotten this out about a month ago, … Continue reading

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Town Hall Meeting in Tucson August 16

The Tucson Film Office & the Arizona Film and Media Coalition present Arizona Film Industry Town Hall:  The Power of Film Incentives to Create Jobs and Economic Development     Tucson, AZ (July 31, 2012) — The Tucson Film Office … Continue reading

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CNN: Pittsburgh reinvents itself as the new Hollywood

An article about how the tax credits have positively impacted Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania film production. Pittsburgh reinvents itself as the new Hollywood http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/07/smallbusiness/pittsburgh-film/

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KGUN: Lights, camera, but no action: Filmmakers push for bill to boost state’s movie industry

Lights, camera, but no action: Filmmakers push for bill to boost state’s movie industry Read the full story: http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/165081456.html  

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MPAA commissions study on State Tax Incentives – Backstage Article

Study Shows Benefits of State Tax Incentives for Film Productions By Daniel Lehman http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/news-and-features/e3i62e67c52e80884ce0dde7f652c715582 According to the results of an MPAA-commissioned study that was released by accounting firm Ernst & Young today, state tax incentive programs that encourage film production … Continue reading

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Boston Globe: We Can’t Buy This Kind of Publicity

“When “Ted” topped Variety’s weekly box-office chart recently, it became the eighth Massachusetts-made movie to do so in the past five years. Why is that important? Because growing a local film industry not only creates jobs, but also projects Massachusetts into … Continue reading

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