State Sees Dollar Signs in Movie Industry; Incentives Could Entice Production Companies

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With tax incentives now in place to make the state more attractive to filmmakers, Gov. M. Jodi Rell Monday called on tourism officials to aggressively market Connecticut to film and digital media producers. In a letter to Jennifer Aniskovich, executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Rell directed her to devote the agency's full resources to promoting the state's motion picture and digital media incentives.

The incentives, which took effect July 1, offer a 30 percent tax credit to qualifying productions that spend more than $50,000 in the state.

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State Sees Dollar Signs in Movie Industry; Incentives Could Entice Production Companies

"The film industry holds great promise for Connecticut's economy and a strong new p...

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