As the debate over the wisdom of creating the most aggressive incentives in the country to entice Hollywood’s film industry to bring their millions to Michigan heats up, film industry small businesses are gearing up to cash in on filmmakers’ needs for crews, facilities, and logistics that work. And all of that could mean lots of new jobs for West Michigan workers.
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When Gov. Jennifer Granholm early this year signed into law an incentive program for film production, the West Michigan Film Video Alliance hailed it as "the most progressive legislation in the nation designed to kick start the film industry."
The legislation aims to help grow the film industry and, in the process, grow Michigan's economy and create jobs, the governor said. The alliance saw it as the most aggressive film incentive program in the country.
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