A Pontiac movie studio hoping to cash in on Michigan’s film subsidy program will fail to make its February bond payment, according to the Detroit Free Press. The Michigan State Employees Retirement System, which guaranteed the $18 million worth of bonds, will have to make the $630,000 payment. “Those …
… n advocates of the Michigan film tax incentives said the 42 … not what they had in mind. Filmed in Grand Rapids, the movie … incentives, according to the Michigan Film Office. Had it been filmed in Louisiana, it would have … reportedly not happy that the film setting was switched from New …
… realistic chance that Michigan’s film subsidy program will end soon. … obviously something like the film credits would be something … paying for something like the film credits. Clearly a major reason the film credits hadn’t been eliminated … Snyder has never liked the film credits. In the summer of …
… movies to the tune of nearly $500 million. The film incentives program was supposed to create jobs … failed to do either. Fortunately, the demise of film incentives seems imminent, with Gov. Rick Snyder … policy analyst who has written extensively on the film subsidy program, has an op-ed in the Wall Street …
… having second thoughts about film tax incentives. Iowa is cancelling … Governor-Elect Rick Snyder has said that film credits aren’t sustainable … that recommended ending its film incentives. The report stated: … Governor-Elect Terry Branstad, said the film credit in their state will … suspended. “He doesn’t support the film tax credit,” Albrecht said …
… bill eliminating Michigan’s film industry subsidies. Since its implementation in 2008, the state’s film office has appropriated more … Mackinac Center has opposed the film subsidy program since its implementation, … Michigan, today there are fewer film jobs in the state than there … eliminating this program.” Film subsidies initially passed …
… further action at this time. House Bill 4122: Repeal film producer subsidies Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers … the program that gives Michigan tax dollars to film producers, as of Oct. 1. In the current fiscal year, $50 million in subsidies to film producers have been authorized. Since 2008, some …
… state, including the Ann Arbor Film Festival. I wrote about this … festival in 2018. This year’s film festival is one of many organizations … poetry readings. The Ann Arbor Film Festival’s organizers describe … one of the oldest avant-garde film festivals in the country. It … OFFENSIVE. In previous years, films shown at the festival included …
… the ineffectiveness of Michigan’s film incentive program. The House Tax Policy … debate a bill that would repeal the film incentive program. The state has spent $500 million on the film subsidies and is authorized to spend … the state has gained no permanent film industry jobs.
… dissented) to start offering film producers tax money if they … House voted to end the state’s film incentives on a 58-51 vote. Film incentives are ineffective. … but they are still paying for film production. I was given the … the state has slightly fewer film jobs than when it began. The …
