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New Alaska Commissioner
Dave Worrell is the new head of the Alaska Film Office. Worrell has replaced former independent producer Mary Katzke. The state recently re-established the Alaska Film Office and created the Alaska Film Incentive Programme. The office now has a yearly…
Wisconsin incentive vetoed
Wisconsin’s hard-earned and effective film tax incentives became history, for the time being anyway, when Governor Jim Doyle used his veto authority in the biennial budget. Ignoring thousands of supportive incentive calls and signatures asking him to retain the film…
Filming in Mexico
Nearly a year ago, swine flu hit Mexico, and as global concerns of a pandemic grew, the country briefly ground to a halt. Schools closed, and public transport stopped. Even movie theatres closed for up to three weeks across the…
Louisiana increases tax incentive
The state of Louisiana has increased its Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit from 25% to 30%, with an additional 5% for local hires (capped at the first USD1 million). It has also eliminated the planned phase-down of the tax credit…
Paramount opens in Shanghai
Paramount has opened its first China office in Shanghai to oversee the distribution of theatrical releases and explore local production opportunities in one of the world's fastest growing movie markets. The two-person satellite office will liaise with the state-run and…
Dalbag Singh Khaira in interview
To describe Dalbag Singh Khaira as a busy man is something of an understatement. As Head of Production for Proctor and Gamble in Greater China, he is undoubtedly one of the most active members of the region’s commercial film industry.…
FERA calls for common contract
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has stated, at its General Assembly meeting in Budapest, that it wants to see a common European contract which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the audiovisual director. Talking at the assembly,…
Colorado keeps the faith
The Governor of Colorado will sign HB1010 today, which recreates the Colorado Film Commission as a state agency. This is good news for the state, especially as the University of Colorado has completed an economic study that shows an expanded…
2008 film revenues for Illinois pass USD141 million
According to reelchicago.com, the State of Illinois' 2008 film revenues have edged a little closer to the 2007 record of USD155 million thanks to Michael Mann's blockbuster Public Enemies. It is estimated that the film spent USD25 in the state…
New Singapore initiatives to entice international film industry
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have announced several new initiatives as part of its Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP). Using the SMFP, the MDA is trying to attract the world's creative community to partner with Singapore companies as…