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Utah Lawmakers Entice Filmmakers
Will new incentives make the state more appealing to film productions?By News Briefs, 5-17-11
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Utah legislators hope a new law will keep a steady stream of film productions working in the state, according to the Daily Universe at Brigham Young University. The new law offers a partial rebate on in-state expenses made during the filming of the production, as well as other incentives designed to coax filmmakers to the state.
The filmmakers behind recent movies like “True Grit” and “Cowboys and Aliens” eyed Utah but later opted to film in New Mexico, the Universe reports.
“It’s important to Utah to keep this film industry,” Rep. Mike Noel told the paper. “There’s about $380 million worth of reasons why we need to support the bill. But we’ve got to be competitive about it.”
In addition to hosting film productions, the state draws many filmmakers to the annual Sundance Film Festival, which we featured in our film coverage earlier this year.
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