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Hollywood on the Huron: Michigan now a film mecca - Los Angeles Times

"The response has been magnificent," says Anthony Wenson, chief operating officer for the Michigan Film Office. "We've not only brought dollars into the


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County wants tax incentives for filmmakers - South Bergenite


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Taipei promotes local film industry - Taipei Times

Taipei City’s Cultural Affairs Department (CAD), which established a film commission in January to encourage cooperation with the film industry,


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Hollywood prizes reputation as `film-friendly city' - MiamiHerald.com

Hollywood is considered a very film-friendly city, said Elizabeth Wentworth, vice president of the Film Commission of the Broward Alliance.


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Jamaica great for films, bad for financing - Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica is a premier location for movies, but getting funding seems to be difficult for some local filmmakers.

…needed to do more to help the film industry. And, especially when compared to the United States, Saulter said Jamaica was a cheaper location to make films.


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Film producer has plan to bring big-budget movies to NC - StarNewsOnline.com

To manage this state-wide stage system effectively, he said, the State Film Office would need to oversee the stages moreso than our regional film


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'Ugly' trend hitting Hollywood where it lives - Los Angeles Times

Every state in the union (and more than one city) has its own film commission, tasked with bringing home a slice of the Hollywood bacon.


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Production update: Korea - Variety

The most aggressive region in Korea is Gyeonggi Province through its Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, launched in 2004, and the Gyeonggi Film Commission in 2005. Those bodies are behind the construction of a huge complex dubbed “Hallyu-wood,” (hallyu being the term used for “Korean wave” of entertainment) while joining venture capital funds to raise coin for films. Their programs range from the small — renting expensive software to small CG and game production companies — to the large — the Gyeonggi Location Incentive offers cash; this year two films have nabbed $50,000 each.


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Vikram Bhatt returns to Yorkshire for UK premiere of 1920 - The Asian News

Said: Sally Joynson, Chief Executive at Screen Yorkshire: "Promoting the region as a film location across the globe is at the heart of our work to ensure


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Metro Detroit cities cutting red tape for moviemakers - Detroit Free Press

The Michigan Film Office estimates studios have spent $400 million since April on hotel rooms, crew salaries, equipment and other location expenses.


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Unexplored Finnish locales luring Indian film fraternity - Times of India

Also, the Finnish government has set up a film commission to lure film fraternity of this country. Scenic beauty of Finland makes it an apt destination for


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Film-Friendly Paso Robles, CA

Paso Robles Press | Top Stories | Film industry officials tour Paso?Robles locations | Posted: Monday, Sep 15th, 2008 | Josh Petray 9-16-08


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Hooray for locations outside Hollywood - USA Today

Shreveport has attracted at least 18 projects in 2008, totaling more than $200 million in production budgets, and more than 80% of that will likely be spent in Louisiana, according to estimates from the state’s Office of Entertainment Industry Development.


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Mass Film Office bringing the stars to the area - The Daily News of Newburyport

To determine shooting locations, the office works with the movie’s location scout.


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Concerted Effort to Promote Country As Film Location - New Era

Concerted Effort to Promote Country As Film Location - New Era


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Sparks' books become popular movies, made in and around Wilmington - StarNewsOnline.com

‘Nights in Rodanthe,” the latest big-screen romance based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, opens Friday at cinemas everywhere.

The story is supposed to be set at an inn in the Hatteras Island village of Rodanthe. Folks in Wilmington, though, will be watching especially closely, since scenes were shot at EUE/Screen Gems Studios and other area locations between May 21 and June 29 of this year.


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San Bernardino County official aims to help businesses … - San Bernardino Sun

Dowling: I was first hired to work with the Inland Empire Film Commission. We worked in conjunction with the state film office, and we recruited filming


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Media: NZ millions invested in British movie - New Zealand Herald

Media: NZ millions invested in British movie
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Sep 18, 2008
Photo / Supplied The New Zealand Film Commission is putting millions of taxpayer dollars into a movie set in Edwardian England and says it will boost Kiwi


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HKIFF names Soo Wei Shaw exec director - Hollywood Reporter

Shaw, who has worked for the Singapore Film Commission and as a media consultant and briefly as a branding and marketing specialist for the Hong Kong office


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MOFTB: Reel Jobs NYC

MOFTB | Reel Jobs NYC


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Miami Filming News

Miami Today | Filming in Miami

Filming in Miami is the only compilation of motion picture, television, still and commercial shoots in Greater Miami. Shoots are listed by licensing jurisdiction.


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Animal House Movie Lives On

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | ‘Animal House’ revisited | The 1978 comedy lives on with an inside look during a two-hour documentary tonight | By Mark Baker | Published: August 13, 2008 12:00AM


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Filming Boom in New Mexico