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Perspective

May 27, 2009

State Fares

Recently many states in the U.S. have discovered what a boon it can be to have films shot in their jurisdiction, write E. Barry Haldeman and Zac Locke.

By E. Barry Haldeman and Zac Locke

Movie producers always need money. Not just for themselves, but to finance the pictures they produce. That's not new, because traditionally one of the main jobs of a producer has been to find the money. It just used to be easier.

Up until a few years ago, the main financing for American films, at least most of them, came from the studios. Once a producer convinced a studio executive to make the film, t...

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