The Michigan legislature recently passed an incentive package that has Hollywood talking and looking at Michigan as the next hot spot for movie and sitcom production.
According to excerpts from the article:
Within days of Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s signing the legislation, the amount of inquiries pouring into the Michigan Film Office grew tenfold. With Michigan’s high unemployment rate, stagnant economy and declining revenue, officials from the Michigan Film Office predict that the state will add hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity, not to mention a few movie stars. Clint Eastwood selected Michigan for the sixth installment of his Dirty Harry series. The Drew Barrymore-directed feature film Whip It picked Detroit and Ann Arbor for its location. Michigan’s reputation is growing so much that Madonna joined Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival in August to showcase her new documentary.
Communities around the state realize their role to woo these projects and bring much-needed dollars into their economies. But to do that, they need the right infrastructure in place.
Lansing has taken a serious step forward in this effort, with the proposal of the city’s new soundstage, City Center Studios. The place will be top of the line, modern, and fully capable of accommodating big projects, rain or shine. It will offer two 24-thousand-square-foot stages thatare soundproof, lightproof and technically state-of-the-art.
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