Film crews flocking to Michigan to take advantage of the state’s tax incentives for filmmaking are bringing millions to the state’s economy and creating jobs. The incentive also entices West Michigan producers to invest in local production, drawing out-of-state actors and crews to the region.
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Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall will be directing and starring in a TV miniseries filming in West Michigan in 2009.
"We're negotiating a deal with two different broadcast networks right now," said Jerry Zandstra, vice president of the project's production company, American Saga Productions. "Duvall will definitely be filming here."
"Some of the story takes place in rural country Texas, not the desert, and we've already looked at locations in Coopersville and Lowell," Zandstra said. "Most of the shooting will happen in Kent County."
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