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SB1242 – Multimedia Production; Tax Incentives

Friends of Film in Arizona, Our bill was officially introduced this morning to the Arizona state legislature. Its name is “Multimedia Production; Tax Incentives,” and its number is SB1242. You can read about the bill here. Please take a moment … Continue reading

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Our bill was introduced today, it’s – SB1242

Below is a list of the sponsors and co-sponsors for our bill. Please be sure to send a note of thanks for their support. SPONSORS: MELVIN P CAJERO BEDFORD P FARLEY P LOPEZ P PANCRAZI P TOVAR P STEELE P … Continue reading

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Our Film and Media bill has a Sponsor!

FROM THE DESK OF BARRY M. AARONS… (excerpted from his message to Mike Kucharo, et al. on Thursday Jan 3, 2013) I just finished a great lunch meeting with Senator Al Melvin who has agreed to and is enthusiastically sponsoring the … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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