… 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 …
… Legislature considers bringing back film incentives. Michigan offered … Forty-three states currently offer film subsidies, hoping to become … May 2022 that the costs of film credits far exceed their benefits. … officials adopted a $500 million film subsidy. To this day, the promise … through the original failed film subsidy. It is also the same …
… the business of subsidizing film production companies. Skorup … failed to create a sustainable film industry in Michigan. According … Statistics, there are fewer film jobs in Michigan today (1,561) … latest reportfrom the Michigan Film Office. Over the years, the … given it mostly to Hollywood film producers and studios. And …
… panel last March at the Milken Institute in California featured several film incentive boosters who admitted Michigan’s subsidy program was a bad call. … of the Tax Foundation was the lone opposition. Henchman pointed out that film incentive programs are a “race to the bottom” and don’t create permanent …
… voted to eliminate Michigan’s film incentive program from the … incentives as well as Michigan’s film office. The bills need to be … chambers and then the governor. Film subsidies are widely seen by … continue selectively funding films, however. But while all areas … spending is controversial, film production is one of the most …
… about the state of Michigan’s film incentive program is now in … supposed to detail the Michigan Film Office’s use last year of the film incentive’s refundable business … However, the report, issued by the Film Office, appears to significantly … raising questions about the Film Office’s compliance with the …
After seven years of subsidizing the film industry, Michigan's movie incentive program is over. Taxpayers contributed a total of $450 million to the industry … Detroit Free Press: "Scholars across the spectrum agree that subsidizing film making is a waste of taxpayer dollars," said James Hohman, assistant director …
… Center/Michigan Chamber of Commerce poll, showing overwhelming support to redirect film subsidies to roads, was highlighted by WJR's Frank Beckmann May 21. The … percent of respondents supported the idea of using the $50 million in annual film subsidies to fix the roads.
… 32-4 to extend the state's film subsidy program beyond its … said the money used for the film subsidies could better be spent … roads right now, rather than films, we get much more bang for … reaches the House. The original film subsidy bill passed 108-0 in … no uptick in the number of film jobs. The State House proposed …
… sunset provision for the state’s film incentive program, meaning … asked by MIRS News about the film credit program. “These states (with film incentive programs) are essentially … job. Due to the nature of the film industry, most of the jobs … California has tripled its film credit spending to over $300 …