Exploring NM Film Industry – ABQ Journal (subscription) (blog)


Exploring NM Film Industry
ABQ Journal (subscription) (blog)
Under changes approved last year, those rebates can be paid out over a period of three years, and there is a $50 million cap on yearly rebate spending for film and TV productions. But with the battle in the Legislature last year over the incentives and ...

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In original Internet shows, hints of coming change – Tuscaloosa News


In original Internet shows, hints of coming change
Tuscaloosa News
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press NEW YORK | After years of experimenting, the top video destinations on the Web are suddenly flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted series. Over the next few months, YouTube, ...

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Jeff Korbelik: ‘Alcatraz’ has a ‘Lost’-like feel to it – Lincoln Journal Star


Jeff Korbelik: 'Alcatraz' has a 'Lost'-like feel to it
Lincoln Journal Star
Jorge Garcia and Sarah Jones star in the new Fox series "Alcatraz," which airs at 8 pm Mondays. (Liane Hentscher/Fox) I've warmed up to "Alcatraz," the new Monday night drama on Fox. The pilot didn't wow me, with too many storylines and characters ...

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Jeff Korbelik: ‘Alcatraz’ has a ‘Lost’-like feel to it – Lincoln Journal Star


Jeff Korbelik: 'Alcatraz' has a 'Lost'-like feel to it
Lincoln Journal Star
Jorge Garcia and Sarah Jones star in the new Fox series "Alcatraz," which airs at 8 pm Mondays. (Liane Hentscher/Fox) I've warmed up to "Alcatraz," the new Monday night drama on Fox. The pilot didn't wow me, with too many storylines and characters ...

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Joseph Villapaz to Direct No One Lives Forever and Life’s a Minefield – PR Web (press release)


Joseph Villapaz to Direct No One Lives Forever and Life's a Minefield
PR Web (press release)
Fresh off humble wins for his film Love Eterne at The Accolade, Best Shorts and Los Angeles Movie Awards (II) competitions, plus screenings at the New York International Independent Film and Video Awards and NewFilmmakers New York Annual Christmas Show ...

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Hollywood deal for Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch – Scotland on Sunday


Scotland on Sunday

Hollywood deal for Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch
Scotland on Sunday
The team is aiming to secure backing for the film through the website Kickstarter – an online pledge system for funding creative projects. Using “crowd-sourcing” – generating money from fans and interested financial backers through the website, ...

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Hollywood deal for Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch – Scotland on Sunday


Scotland on Sunday

Hollywood deal for Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch
Scotland on Sunday
The team is aiming to secure backing for the film through the website Kickstarter – an online pledge system for funding creative projects. Using “crowd-sourcing” – generating money from fans and interested financial backers through the website, ...

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Quinnipiac film students attending Sundance – Wall Street Journal


Quinnipiac film students attending Sundance
Wall Street Journal
The 18 students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania are seniors enrolled in a seminar focusing on independent cinema. They are at the noted annual film festival in Park City, Utah, ...

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Without film incentive, RV sales decline – Battle Creek Enquirer


Without film incentive, RV sales decline
Battle Creek Enquirer
Jennifer Granholm put a film incentive program into place, providing a rebate of up to 42 percent of a production's expenditures, if they filmed in Michigan. But that incentive ended last year, when current Gov. Rick Snyder put a $25 million cap on ...

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A trifecta of terrific TV options? Lucky us! – Winnipeg Free Press


A trifecta of terrific TV options? Lucky us!
Winnipeg Free Press
Some people define luck as what happens when preparation meets opportunity, Well, if by preparation, you mean having your TV series written and produced by one of Hollywood's most brilliant creative minds, and if by opportunity, you mean finding two of ...

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