Monthly Archives: March 2016

This has been a major news story in the world of entertainment and specifically in the area of productions. Movies, television shows and commercials are big business, and can yield significant monetary gains to the states and cities that attract these projects on a consistent basis. For Georgia that is currently being threatened by one of the biggest film studios in the industry, Disney. This has major implications, as you have a commercial entity stepping up for the rights of individual’s against state legislature that would discriminate against individuals some which happen to work in the entertainment industry.

It short, they have said, we will not spend out money in discriminatory states.

You can read the full news story below from Deadline’s Dominic Patten

We wanted to share this film industry report pertinent to the state of Florida as the “Florida Legislature Sunsets on Entertainment Industry Financial Program” , its significant enough that we wanted to highlight it in our own news section

The following is an excerpt from Film Florida Entertaintment Production Association.

“As the 2016 Legislative Session comes to a close, Film Florida confirms that the Florida Legislature allowed the existing Entertainment Industry Financial Program to sunset after all efforts failed to pass an extension or a new bill. This marks four straight years that members of the legislature have refused to support a program that has numerous benefits, including job creation, economic development, and proven increases to tourism.