… state through the Michigan film incentive program.") A great … to be a 146-million dollar film studio and school in Allen … excitement over another new film studio project announced in … Grand Rapids, it's Hangar42 film studios!" The governor referred … to turn the property into a film studio. "This room you're …
… Confidential, Brandeis University economist Bob Tannenwald remarked that film incentives were a bad deal for taxpayers. "Another way to look at that … $13 for each year state policymakers put $50 million of tax money in the film incentive budget.
… primed to expand the state’s film incentive program, which has … rewriting the law was to allow the film office flexibility to use these … Senate-passed version of the bill gives film productions shooting in Michigan … state doesn’t let the Michigan Film Office decide how much each … authority, depending on how many films are awarded assistance. The …
… that occurred this week. Senate Bill 1103, Extend film producer subsidies: Passed 32 to 4 in the Senate … sunset on the law authorizing state subsidies for film productions, and make various changes to the formula … distributing $50 million in state tax revenue to film producers through in the current fiscal year. …
… once had the most generous film incentive program in the nation, … Considered” to discuss state film incentives. He said work from … out-of-state producers who come in, film and then leave and then, of … else the next time they make a film,” Skorup said. He added, “The Michigan Film Office actually found last …
… million, one-time allowance for film subsidies in Michigan. This … Richardville, R-Monroe, on the film subsidies: “(Richardville) … million allocated to the state’s film incentive program for new movie … working on a bill to change the film subsidies that would “take … they proceed with expanding film subsidies beyond what the governor …
… was once the most generous film incentive program in the nation. … showed that despite giving film producers half a billion dollars … there were no signs that the film industry in Michigan was actually … than 40 states and found that film incentive programs, on the … employment, gross state product or film industry concentration in a …
If the state’s film subsidy were a movie itself, it likely would … proposing to eliminate the film credit completely. Nancy Cassis … only legislator to vote against the film subsidy. "I think the mounting … the economic return of using film credits is minuscule and actually … have led people to rethink the film tax giveaway. "… the 'handwriting …
… money being spent on Michigan’s film subsidy program. Spending taxpayer … for the program. Michigan’s film subsidy used to be the most … give-backs. Last year, the film subsidy gave millions to rich Hollywood studio films like "A Very Harold and Kumar … picking and choosing Hollywood film stars over taxpayers — there …
… Inc. taxpayer subsidies for filming in Michigan. Yet the Flint … applied for tax credits for filming part of the movie in Michigan. … July 2008 at the Traverse City Film Festival and questioned the logic of the Michigan Film Incentive program, which reimburses … subsidiary of Viacom, and Overture Films co-financed "Capitalism: A …
