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...Massachusetts] went from one [film] in 2005 to two in 2006 to eight last year, and this year we’re already at ten,” says Nick Paleologos, the executive director of the Massachusetts Film Office. “And what that’s meant in dollars and cents is also a dramatic change...
...with a national economic recession well underway and a Bostonian tradition of documentaries and independent films rather than blockbuster thrillers and romantic comedies, the question remains: does Massachusetts have what it takes to become a big star in the film industry...
...Boston has always been a really interesting town for film,” says Ned Hinkle, creative director for the Brattle Theatre, an independent movie theatre in Harvard Square. “It’s gone through phases, but typically, it’s been a really good place to show specialty films and art films and classic films because there is such a broad base of support...
...Boston’s support for documentary and independent filmmaking has occasionally found its influence filtered into the mainstream. Independent filmmaker Jan Egleson shot films in Cambridge during the late 70s and early 80s, and his working-class dramas inspired other local filmmakers, such as Christine Dall and Randall Conrad—a husband-wife duo whose 1981 film “The Dozens” won an award at the U.S. Film and Video Festival, the Sundance Film Festival’s predecessor. Egleson was also an early admirer of Ben Affleck, casting the actor in his 1981 film...
When Canada enacted some of the first incentives at the turn of the millennium, the weak Canadian dollar and the tax credits were enough to lure many Hollywood films out of the country altogether. An ensuing uproar within the American film community sparked a move to entice these “runaway productions” to remain in the lower 48, and many states formerly unfamiliar with film production found their way into the industry. Currently, approximately 80% of American states provide some benefit—ranging from sales tax exemptions to tax credits—to films that shoot...