Sentences with phrase «new film incentives»

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The Writers Guild of America East is urging state lawmakers to expand New York's successful film and television tax credit program to include incentives for hiring women and people of color.

Sam Hoyt, regional president of Empire State Development, explained that film makers are eligible for incentives if 80 percent of the production work is done within New York State, adding additional incentives if the work is done in Upstate New York.

With the new tax incentive, Hein said, film and television production is poised to emerge as a full - fledged sector of the county's economy, like tourism or agriculture.

New York and other states that offer generous tax breaks to the multi-billion-dollar film industry are squandering resources on incentives that fail to spark long - term economic growth, a California - based study concludes.

The Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries would combine three state initiatives: investments in nano - technology training and research; Cuomo's tax - free Start - Up NY incentives; and the state's lucrative film tax credits.

After an unsuccessful attempt with a «Cat People» remake at Warner Bros, Bill Condon and producer Michael Laughlin decided to collaborate on Condon's early version of «Dead Kids,» and with assistance from Hemdale and tax incentives from the New Zealand government, began production in northern New Zealand, with an eclectic mix of American actors: Dan Shor had recently appeared in John Huston's «Wise Blood»; Dey Young had just debuted in «Rock and Roll High School»; Michael Murphy was a Woody Allen alumnus; and Mark McClure had achieved a kind of immortality as Jimmy Olson in the «Superman» films.

Paramount's repackaged Blu - ray is not really an upgrade, but it does offer a little new incentive to buy the movie if you haven't already and it's an easy way for the studio to commemorate this landmark film's silver anniversary.

(Instead it's being shot in New Mexico, which has high film incentives.)

AMC also believes that promising essentially unlimited first - run movie content at a price below $ 10 per month over time will not provide sufficient revenue to operate quality theatres nor will it produce enough income to provide film makers with sufficient incentive to make great new movies.

Is it the start of a positive no - incentives - needed trend, or will producers steer clear of Florida when scouting more film - friendly locations for new shows?