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Mitch PerryMay 4, 2016

While the Florida Legislature once again opted not pass a bill that would replenish the state’s depleted film tax incentive package earlier this year, an investment made by the Hillsborough County Commission to help lure Bryan Cranston’s newest film has apparently provide a solid return of investment to the region. “The Infiltrator” is the adaptation of […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 30, 2015

2015 was supposed to be the year that the Florida Legislature authorized funding to replenish its depleted film tax incentives package, allowing the Sunshine State to compete with Louisiana, Georgia and other Southeastern states in getting its fair share of movie and television production work. It didn’t happen. Despite the reshaping of the incentives and […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli’s abrupt decision to gavel the 60-day legislative session to a close three days before its scheduled end because of a budget impasse with the Senate affects loads of important legislation. For the members of Florida’s economy that work in the TV/movie and digital entertainment industry, it could be a devastating blow. That’s […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 12, 2015

Going into the 2015 Legislative session, advocates for Florida hosting more film and television productions are hoping that this is finally the year that a tax incentive package to lure Hollywood productions to the Sunshine State can become a reality. Florida’s Legislature allocated $296 million in film incentives in 2010 that was supposed to last […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

Hope sprang eternal back in March, when Hillsborough County Commission Ken Hagen dropped a proposal on his colleagues for an immediate approval of a $250,000 grant for The Infiltrator, a $47.5 million Hollywood film production that tells the story of former DEA agent (and Tampa Bay resident) Robert Mazur, who helped take down the infamous […]

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