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LANSING — Because tax incentives for film production recently doubled, Margaret O’Riley, new head of the Michigan Film Office, said efforts to promote films and digital projects in the state will be unceasing. Read More

That's literally how Gov. Rick Snyder's office described the late, great film industry tax credits (aka incentives) that he replaced with the stroke of his pen Dec. 21 as he signed into law Senate Bill 569. Read More

" border=0> The movie “Setup” was filmed in Grand Rapids in 2010. Some are concerned that incentive cuts will sour West Michigan as a location favored by filmmakers.

Defenders of Michigan’s three-year-old movie industry incentives, which were hobbled by Gov. Rick Snyder shortly after he took office this year, have been busy running television ads and trying to round up supporters in Lansing.

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The movie industry in West Michigan saw a “tremendously successful” 2010, according to Michigan Film Commissioner Carrie Jones, but the new administration in Lansing could mean a reduction or cancellation of the film industry incentives enacted under the Granholm administration, due to some complaints that they are excessive. Read More