Campaign Launched to Attract Film Production in Montana| Campaign Launched to Attract Film Production in Montana | |
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The Montana Department of Commerce Film Office has just launched a new campaign in hopes of attracting more film production to the Treasure State. The new campaign, appropriately named “Studio 406”, bundles Governor Schweitzer’s Big Sky on the Big Screen Act tax incentives with additional resources to save productions significant money. The state also has less expensive goods and services than other areas of the country. The large size of Montana allows for many different looks when shooting a film, and the state is easily accessible, with direct flights from Los Angeles, Salt Lake, Seattle, Minneapolis and Denver.The Department of Commerce says that bringing more film production to the state will have a great economic impact. Sten Iversen, manager for the Montana Film Office at the Department of Commerce, explains, We have seen, since we passed the Big Sky on the Big Screen Act, over $38 million of economic impact, based solely on the film industry, coming to Montana. They come here, they hire local Montanans, and they use our local service production providers, and they are here spending money, and it goes directly into the pockets of Montanans. Montana has a long history of luring filmmakers, and most recently, Glacier National Park served as the backdrop for the film, My Sister's Keeper starring Cameron Diaz. This article was written by the KFBB News Team. |
