The vision of a Holland filmmaking entrepreneur and his lobbying efforts to convince Michigan legislators to approve a groundbreaking tax incentive package for filmmakers brought him into the national spotlight. Now his reputation as a dedicated industry insider spurs other filmmakers to spend their budgets here.
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For most people, a trip back home is fun and relaxing, even nostalgic, but for Hopwood Depree, it was a life- and career-changing moment.
"It was about two years ago when I took this weekend trip back home to Michigan and made the decision to come back home," Depree says. "All of the foreclosure signs across the street and friends that had lost their jobs made me want to think of a way to help them out."
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