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The business of film, television & new media production in the Northeast
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The business of film, television & new media production in the Northeast
Florida Film Tax Credit Goes Away!

Florida Film Tax Credit Goes Away!

By Richard DeAgazio Another battle by the US film industry has come to a close. Florida’s Film Tax Credit has been around since the program was created in 2004 has been allowed to sunset by the Florida Legislature. This incentive was created to provide rebates to...
3 Film Festivals in Las Vegas

3 Film Festivals in Las Vegas

Sin City, the Gambling Capital of the World, the Entertainment Capital of the World – Las Vegas is known as many things, and with over 22,000 different conventions happening in the city every year, it’s hard not to agree that the city has something for everyone. In...
Down on the Render Farm

Down on the Render Farm

Spring has sprung and down on the render farm it’s time for planting. In the image Jean McCarvill and Dave Allen from National Ministry of Design (NMD) are preparing to plant a few frames on the lower 32. The NMD/National Boston render farm includes more than fifty...
Saving the Mass Film Tax Credit

Saving the Mass Film Tax Credit

First the good news: I am happy to report that my surgery early in March was a complete success! Cancer free and pathologies negative. It has been a long battle for me, but failing has never been an option in my mind. I still have radiation to go, but for now, I’m...
2015 Predictions Are In!

2015 Predictions Are In!

What’s in the cards for 2015? Generally it appears most everyone is happy to see 2014 go and 2015 is already being heralded as a much more business friendly year. Read what those who work in the industry have to say. Don Packer Co-Owner/Editor Engine Room Edit I...