All posts tagged "Tax Incentives"
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Louisiana Film Prize: An Event Unlike Any Other, Offers $50K to Prove It
Autographed photos line the walls of the small coffee shop inside the Hilton Hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana. The attendant tells me that... -
ICYMI: The Best of September 2017 on MovieMaker.com
September’s ended so it is time to wake up. We’ve gathered those must-save guides and more September highlights—including an in-depth interview with... -
Getting Lucky in Nevada: With a Restored Tax Incentive and Plenty of Locations, There’s More to Nevada Than Casinos
Showbiz. Shenanigans. Sizzle. Sin City has long played home to high-octane cinematic productions. More often than not, the blinding neon lights of... -
Festival Wrap: A Weekend Film School, Spaceballs Screening and Joe Pantoliano at Sunscreen Film Festival 2017
Through its unprecedented success on both the festival circuit and mainstream awards platforms, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight has become the flagship film of... -
Continental Divides: Could a U.S. Film Commission, Like The National Ones in Europe, Ever Add Up?
When surveying the messy U.S. landscape of ever-changing film incentives and the fluctuating health of state film commissions, it’s tempting to look... -
The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2017
As an independent moviemaker, your life tends to be a mobile one. You’re forever in search of the perfect landscapes, networks, resources... -
The Most Beautiful Scenery in North America? Perhaps. Welcome to the Canadian Northwest Territories
A long, relaxed magic hour—say what? It’s true: Deep into the summer in Canada’s diverse, gorgeous and underrated Northwest Territories (NWT), moviemakers... -
How They Did It: Pulling off an Icelandic Co-Production with Autumn Lights
Autumn Lights is the first independent American-Icelandic co-production in history to be both shot and completed in Iceland. Producer and star Guy... -
Max Incentives: Five Best Practice Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Tax Incentives
So you’ve read our Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2016 lists (Big Cities and Small Cities and... -
Top 10 Cities to Be a Moviemaker: 2013
Let’s assume for the moment that this June you’re graduating from film school in, say, New York. You know some moviemakers in...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Matt Dillon
The longevity of Matt Dillon’s laudable career is a byproduct of his self-reinvention. Oscillating between charismatic leading and comedic supporting roles, the New York-based actor has...Inside the Issue: Directing
MovieMaker Melee: 1985 and Tyrel Writer-Directors Yen Tan and Sebastián Silva Debate Their Processes’ Pros and Cons
To ring in the first installment of our new MovieMaker Melee debate series, we invited two indie moviemakers with films releasing this fall—Tyrel writer-director Sebastián Silva and...Inside the Issue: How To
Inside the Creative Process: Karyn Kusama Walks Through Five Phases of Production, From Screenwriting to Distribution
Guest Moviemaker Karyn Kusama has been through a lot in her career. Kusama broke out in 2000 with her debut feature Girlfight, which earned the Grand...