Maryland is not the only place setting up and refining taz incentives. So is Ireland. “Ireland’s film and television industry has received a welcome boost from the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen. In a press release issued on 8 December 2008, the Minister outlined significant enhancements to the Section 481 relief for [...]

Jay Hancock, Business Columnist for the Baltimore Sun, struggles to make sense of Maryland plans to be in the film investment biz: Good thing for Maryland, too. Louisiana taxpayers had to pay the Benjamin Button producers $27 million, according to state officials. The sales tax from Cate Blanchett’s hotel bill and income tax paid by [...]

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Equanimity, Power, Gaza, and the Times Dissident Voice – Santa Rosa,CA,USA We see pleasant photos of four top donors, including international mega-billionaire George Soros, Hollywood uber-mogul Stephen Spielberg, and Hollywood … The genius of Darren Aronofsky’s wildly imaginative directing style North by Northwestern – Evanston,IL,USA There’sa great deal of financial strife associated with making films [...]

Italian filmmaker’s ‘Louis XIV’ a different kind of historical … Macon Telegraph – Macon,GA,USA After an abortive attempt to make a film about the history of iron, Rossellini was hired by a French television network to direct a movie about the … New Productions, Acquisitions for Empire Film Group Drive … GlobeNewsWire (press release) – [...]

Cruising for trouble: ‘My part in Hitler’s downfall’ by Tom Cruise Daily Mail – UK Indeed, the German Federal Film Fund eventually ploughed £4.7 million into the £56 million budget for the film. And last year Cruise was awarded the … A plum role for developer in film city Chandigarh Tribune – India While officials [...]