BEST BIG CITIES

No. 8 – Boston

Boston is on the rise thanks to shows like Boston Blue, in which local Donnie Wahlberg comes home after years of playing a New Yorker on Blue Bloods. Other local TV productions in­clude Walking Dead: Dead City, which shoots in both Beantown and nearby Brockton, among other close loca­tions. Boston-area film productions include Amazon’s Love of Your Life, Apple’s Weekend Warrior, and Search­light Picture’s Super Troopers 3: Win­ter Soldiers. Massachusetts’ incentives include a 25% payroll tax credit and 25% production expense credit, along with a sales tax exemption on quali­fied purchases and rentals, with no annual or per-project caps, and credits are fully transferable or refundable at 90%. The close-knit film community includes the Massachusetts Produc­tion Coalition, which strives to bring film professionals together to innovate and problem solve. Boston University counts both Benny and Josh Safdie among its alums, and Emerson Col­lege alums include The Daniels. PBS’s Frontline and American Experience are based out of local public station WGBH and reflect a strong, highly professional documentary scene. Also, MovieMaker’s editor and publisher live just beyond the city limits, and find the region one of the most pleas­ant, sane, and beautiful parts of our country.

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