27 August 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Michigan's recent enactment of bills aimed at using tax incentives to lure filmmakers may also result in a studio building boom in the state. The Grand Rapids Press reported on Tuesday that Los Angeles-based V-One Entertainment Group, which says that it provides "infrastructure" for film companies, is planning to build sound stages and install production facilities in three locations around the state. It is headed by David O'Malley, who directed a 2006 film titled Kalamazoo? that was filmed entirely in Kalamazoo, MI. (Despite a cast that included Claire Bloom, Chita Rivera, Renee Taylor, and Dee Wallace Stone, the film was released in only five theaters -- including one in Kalamazoo -- and grossed just $53,609. It was never released on DVD.) Meanwhile, a new movie studio opened Tuesday in Columbia, SC, complete with sound stages, editing facilities and trained film crew. At ribbon-cutting ceremonies, State Film Commissioner Jeff Monks said that while numerous movies have been shot in part in South Carolina, "having a facility where larger and more expensive projects can be produced" will likely attract Hollywood filmmakers
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