Cofounder splits from Plymouth studios

Cofounder splits from Plymouth studios

Real estate and creative arms no long affiliated By Christine Legere Boston Globe June 2, 2010 PLYMOUTH — David Kirkpatrick is no longer part of Plymouth Rock Studios, the company he cofounded three years ago, when he presented America’s Hometown with a plan to open a...
Dedham High film students win a Scully

Dedham High film students win a Scully

By Victoria Groves Dedham Transcript May 28, 2010 DEDHAM — Dedham High School looked more like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Wednesday, May 19 night as students and their friends and families celebrated at the fifth Annual Dedham High School Media...
Cofounder splits from Plymouth studios

New Bedford native’s film traces Stones’ ‘Exile’ days

Rolling with rock royalty By Wesley Morris Boston Globe May 24, 2010 CANNES, France — If so much of movie-industry success combines talent and luck, Stephen Kijak’s luck is that he’s talented. The New Bedford native is sitting on a rooftop from which you can see the...
Proposal Would Mandate More Oversight For State Tax Credits

Proposal Would Mandate More Oversight For State Tax Credits

By Brandon Butler Worcester Business Journal May 24, 2010 A group of more than a dozen Beacon Hill lawmakers are calling for more stringent measures to keep tabs on tax credits that are given out to businesses. An amendment in next year’s state budget would create a...
Filmmaking industry goes pro in Boston

Filmmaking industry goes pro in Boston

By Justin A. Rice Boston Metro May 23, 2010 With five movies shooting simultaneously in Boston last year — including “The Zookeeper” with Kevin James — colliding schedules and endless meetings turned the city into a zoo. But as film season returns this year, city...
Cofounder splits from Plymouth studios

School’s network is a Hollywood hit

The ‘Emerson mafia’ presents opportunity students just can’t refuse By Sarah Rodman Boston Globe May 22, 2010 “There’s an intern from Emerson about to come into my office,’’ Doug Herzog says, chuckling into his phone. Herzog, the president of MTV Networks...