BY MIA POHLMAN The Show Missouri Film and Digital Media Act seeks to generate new revenue for the state We all know: in 2013, the cast and crew of “Gone Girl” graced the streets, bars and riverfront of Cape Girardeau for six weeks. Here in Cape Girardeau, the film’s economic impact looked like this: 116 […]
Movies and TV shows set in Missouri aren’t filmed here, but reboot of incentive program could change that
By Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri hasn’t offered perks for film studios in several years — and producers have taken note, shooting scenes set in Missouri in other, more generous states. But, if it were up to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, the state would reboot its modest incentive program, with the goal […]
True Detective Season 3 Shoots in Ozark Mountains
The third season of HBO’s hit anthology series True Detective kicked off with a bang on Sunday night, and fans of the show who’ve followed the drama as its unraveled crime mysteries in, first, rural Louisiana and then southern California now find themselves in a part of the country that was once mysterious but now is brimming […]
Georgia Film and TV Production Industry – $7 Billion A Year Driven By Incentives
According to Georgia’s Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, 245 film and TV productions were shot in Georgia during fiscal year 2016 (between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016). Those productions spent $2.02 billion during that time and generated an economic impact of $7.2 billion. (Much of the state’s production is located in and […]
Legislative Update for Missouri Film Makers
Happy Summer 2016! It’s an Election Year! NEW Governor NEW Legislators NEW Opportunities There will be many new legislators, and most importantly a new Governor when the 2017 Legislative session convenes in January. Help us reach our fundraising goals by renewing your membership or by becoming a new member of MOMMA. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO […]
Missouri Film Tax Incentives Update March 2016
On Tuesday March 8, 2016 there was a hearing for Rep. Kathryn Swan’s (R-Cape Girardeau) HB 1645 in the Missouri House Economic Development and Attraction Committee. This bill will re-instate the Missouri Film Tax Incentive program which expired Nov. 2013. MOMMA board members – Joni Tackette and Steph Scupham (also KC Film Commissioner) presented testimony […]