Movie Production Incentives Are Said to Help New York

Movie Production Incentives Are Said to Help New York

by | Jan 28, 2009 | Article

By MICHAEL CIEPLY New York Times January 28, 2009 LOS ANGELES – Costly state incentives to lure film production and jobs may be paying off, at least in New York. A study of New York’s tax breaks for movie and television production suggested that a 30...
Hub films could be ready to roll

Hub films could be ready to roll

by | Jan 27, 2009 | Article

By Inside Track Boston Herald January 28, 2009 The buzz in the Massachusetts movie biz is that yesterday’s ouster of Screen Actors Guild prez Doug Allen is good news for the locals. Word is, now that Allen, who was pro-strike, is out of the way, there’s hope for two...
A cast of hundreds

A cast of hundreds

by | Jan 26, 2009 | Article

By Mark Shanahan and Paysha Rhone Boston Globe January 26, 2009 Judging from the 700 or so people who showed up at Saturday’s job fair, there’s no shortage of Hollywood hopefuls in the Hub. The daylong forum organized by the Massachusetts Film Office...
Hub films could be ready to roll

Lights, action, Boston jobs

by | Jan 25, 2009 | Article

By Laura Crimaldi Boston Herald January 25, 2009 A sell-out crowd of 700 people dreaming of a Hollywood ending for their recession job search yesterday got a close-up with film industry professionals hoping to create 3,000 to 5,000 jobs in the Bay State in the coming...

Media Services Acquires Crewstar

by | Jan 14, 2009 | Article

MFO NEWS January 13, 2008 Media Services, a leading entertainment accounting, payroll, and software provider, today announced the acquisition of CrewStar, Inc., a production crew payroll, search and booking company in Boston, Massachusetts. The acquisition is part of...