by admin | Mar 23, 2010 | Article
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe March 23, 2010 It’s pilot week in Boston and beyond. Yesterday, the crew of “Boston’s Finest’’ filmed scenes for its pilot at the South End Buttery. The detective show will star Katee Sackhoff of “Battlestar...
by admin | Mar 21, 2010 | Article
By Jessica Fargen Boston Herald March 21, 2010 Talent companies out to bilk wannabe kid stars are following Hollywood to the Bay State, according to industry watchdogs who warn of a dark side to the local film boom. “The unscrupulous businesses look at Massachusetts...
by admin | Mar 17, 2010 | Article
GUEST OPINION: By Joseph Maiella March 16, 2010 Representative D’Amico seems to take a dim view of tax credits for any purpose and is not likely to be convinced by cost/benefit numbers—no matter how positive. Nevertheless, between 2006 and 2009—as reported by the...
by admin | Mar 14, 2010 | Article
By Stephanie Goldberg Special to CNN March 13, 2010 (CNN) — “The Blind Side” could have been filmed anywhere, says Tim Bourne, an independent producer who worked on the film. But there’s a reason producers brought the project to Georgia: money....
by admin | Mar 12, 2010 | Article
By Donna Goodison Boston Herald March 12, 2010 A legislative panel yesterday all but killed a proposal to roll back the state’s film tax credits to 2006 levels and restore a $7 million-per-film cap. The Joint Committee on Revenue voted to give Rep. Steven D’Amico’s...
by admin | Mar 12, 2010 | Article
Panel votes 8-0, in hope of job rise By Michael Levenson Boston Globe Staff March 12, 2010 A legislative committee yesterday rejected a bill that would have sharply curtailed the state’s tax credit for the film industry, saying the legislation would hurt a thriving...
