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Center Stage - Farmington Valley Visitors Association gets a … - Avon Post

One of the more impressive endeavors brought about by the FVVA recently has been the creation of The Farmington Valley Film Commission.


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Tri-Lakes Area woos big screen - Branson Daily News

According to members of the Missouri Film Commission, who held a meeting at Chateau on the Lake this week, the area has “great potential and a lot to offer
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Asheville contingent in the spotlight at Montana festival - Mountain Xpress


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Just checking - MLive.com

As of today, the (Michigan Film Office) has been sitting on its laurels, failing to allow what could be a new industry in Muskegon to take root.


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Lawton: Green Bay film office opening - Chicago Tribune

The home of the Green Bay Packers also is becoming home to a new film office and the site for filming a science-fiction production called "Nephilim.


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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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Jon Baird in hunt for Aberdeenshire film location - Aberdeen Evening Express

A film director from the Northeast is considering using his home-ground for his next project. Jon Baird, originally from Peterhead, is in talks over…


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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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Movie stars make stop in St. Mary for new film - Great Falls Tribune

The Montana Film Office has worked with the production team since December 2007 to bring the film to the state. Film Office staffer John Ansotegui worked with the National Park Service and the production company location manager, Alasdair Boyd, to choose the site for the shoot. …


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Story of the Scene: ‘Chariots of Fire’, Hugh Hudson (1981) - The Independent

When location manager Iain Smith turned up on the beach at St Andrews at 5am in the morning, he assumed the shoot would go smoothly this time round. The opening shot for Chariots of Fire showed the athletes in training, running through the sea. Since …


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Pusan Int'l Film Festival - Hollywood Reporter

"The commission could help by developing broad investment channels," says Kang Han-seop, chairman of the Korean Film Commission.


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Outer Banks home plays starring role in new film (The Virginian-Pilot)

RODANTHE, N.C. When the movie crew for “Nights in Rodanthe” renovated the house called “Serendipity” for its big screen appearance, nasty storm clouds threatened.


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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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The movie and TV shooting locations near you - Entertainment Weekly

USA Today has a fun list of which movies and TV shows have been shot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s a good reminder that you don’t necessarily have to live in Los Angeles or Manhattan to wake up and find a film crew shooting outside your front door. Nor do you have to live near a famous landmark, like Mount Rushmore (pictured, in North by Northwest).


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Local filmmaker will show work at festival - Colts Neck News Transcript

“I just love shooting films in New Jersey. I always try to film here since you have so much control over the location. In New York you have to deal with hassles like parking and unwanted noise. I’ve used Point Pleasant, Brick, and even George Washington’s old house in Morristown as locations for filming,” Valenti said.


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Execs scout Lowell locales for Ward flick - Lowell Sun

LOWELL — The Fighter, the long-anticipated movie chronicling local boxing legend Micky Ward’s life, is inching closer to becoming reality. Scouts for Paramount Studios spent part of the weekend in Lowell, visiting sites central to the film’s plot …


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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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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