Wisconsin Tax-Break to Boost State Moooovie Industry
Filed under: DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Politics
Starting in 2008, movies are going to get a whole lot cheesier. At the beginning of that year, a new tax incentive in Wisconsin will draw film productions to the state in hopes of building a stronger movie industry there. With one of the more generous breaks out there, Wisconsin will be competing with other states that have benefited from such programs -- and they seem to work. After Louisiana offered an incentive, Hollywood produced a great number of movies there (think of how many New Orleans-set films you saw in the past few years).
Aside from being attracted to the savings, though, filmmakers don't have a lot to look forward to in Wisconsin. There is a lack of soundstages, a lack of crews and a lack of good hotels. Plus, I hear it gets so cold in parts of the state that they have school closings on low temperature days. There have been some memorable films shot in Wisconsin, of course: Back to School; Mr. 3000; The Omen II and III (aka Damien and The Final Conflict, respectively). Well, producers, at least remember the state if you have any scenes calling for a surplus of dairy cows.
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6-07-2006 @ 10:44PM
Adam said...
Yeah, I think that would be a great idea. I bet there is a lot of people who would like to become an actor that lives in Wisconsin. Take Chris Farley, he is from Madison, WI. He was a great actor, funny guy. There is a lot of stuff here that could be filmed here, I don't know why they say there isn't good hotels, that has nothing to do with the film industry, I bet there is a lot of good hotels here... I just think that would be awesome for Wisconsin to build a bigger film industry company here.
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6-08-2006 @ 4:50PM
ESK said...
How do you forget Major League?
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6-25-2006 @ 2:42PM
CJL said...
I think the last guy is naive, yeah chris farely is from Madison (I visited his grave there) but that has nothing to do with this. This is a poor attempt to get Wisconsin some money that it desperatley needs, and attracting filmmakers is not going to work out for the state. I am a filmmaker who grew up in Wisconsin, you can imagine I hightailed out of Wisconsin the second I graduated its yokel high school system. Besides, the actors wouldnt be cast in Wisconsin, the cast would be set before they got to their shoot, so keep dreaming guy.
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