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	<title>FilmUSA.org</title>
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	<description>U.S.A. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION INFORMATION AND INCENTIVES</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Filmmaking focus shifts to Santa Fe</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/NM/nmnews/filmmaking-focus-shifts-to-santa-fe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New studios call for more action in the area
By PETER DEBRUGE
Boasting a major airport, Hollywood-caliber studio facilities and a full third of New Mexico&#8217;s 2.5 million
residents, the Albuquerque area seems like the natural hub for the state&#8217;s filmmaking operations.
But plans are under way that could shift a significant amount of production to the Santa Fe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent New Mexico productions</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/NM/nmnews/recent-new-mexico-productions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6/27/08 9:59 AM 
A sampling of film and TV shoots in the state
By VARIETY STAFF
The last fiscal year brought $632 million in film-related revenue to New Mexico. Here is a sampling of the
recent productions to shoot in the state:
FILM
Appaloosa (New Line)
Beer For My Horses (independent)
Brothers (Relativity)
The Burning Plain (independent)
The Dark Country (independent)
Easier With Practice (independent)
Felon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Albuquerque Studios lures vfx shoots</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/NM/nmnews/albuquerque-studios-lures-vfx-shoots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/NM/nmnews/albuquerque-studios-lures-vfx-shoots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6/27/08 
Stages broaden New Mexico&#8217;s filming prospects
By THOMAS MCLEAN
The gritty urban tales that Will Eisner brought to life in &#8220;The Spirit&#8221; comicbooks of the 1940s are a world
removed from the desert charm and sweeping vistas of Albuquerque, N.M.
But technology brings even the strangest bedfellows together, as shown by Albuquerque Studios&#8217; state-of-
the-art soundstages, which made it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island is the location for &#8220;Prince&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/RI/rinews/rhode-island-is-the-location-for-prince/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/RI/rinews/rhode-island-is-the-location-for-prince/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLEASE WELCOME THE PRINCE OF PROVIDENCE
Please join Rhode Island native and renowned Director/Producer Michael Corrente and representatives from the Rhode Island Film &#038; TV Office and the Providence Mayor&#8217;s Dept. of Art, Culture and Tourism at 3PM on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the Soldier&#8217;s and Sailor&#8217;s Monument in Kennedy Plaza facing Providence City Hall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida&#8217;s Incentive Allocation Decreased</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/FL/flnews/floridas-incentive-allocation-decreased/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/FL/flnews/floridas-incentive-allocation-decreased/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of increasing the appropriation, Florida squeezed its fiscal year allocation from $25 million to $5 million.   The Governor originally requested an increase to $40 million, but in a dramatic session the legislature reduced it step-by-step to zero, then finally approved $5 million.
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		<title>South Carolina needs support</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/SC/scnews/south-carolina-needs-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/SC/scnews/south-carolina-needs-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Carolina is attempting to improve its incentives program, by expanding the law to provide an a 20% wage rebate for all hires (up to $1M) with an additional 10% rebate as an incentive for hiring South Carolina residents who earn over $18/hour. The bill also includes an apprenticeship program that rebates 50% of  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alert:  Georgia Incentive 30%+</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/GA/ganews/alert-georgia-incentive-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/GA/ganews/alert-georgia-incentive-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Georgia now offers 30% incentives.  The transferable credit is 20% of qualified spend, plus an additional 10% tax credit on qualified spend for inclusion of a Georgia animated logo in a prominent position during opening titles or end credit roll. The Georgia incentive has a $500K hire cap, but no caps for the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Tax Credit has been Renewed!</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/IL/ilnews/illinois-tax-credit-has-been-renewed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/IL/ilnews/illinois-tax-credit-has-been-renewed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois Film Office is proud to announce that
Governor Blagojevich has signed the
Illinois Film Tax Credit into law.
Please visit the Illinois Film Office on the web at www.illinoisfilm.biz
or call 312 814-3600 for more details.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACTS:
May 27, 2008 Abby Ottenhoff 312/814.3158
Rebecca Rausch 217/782.7355
David Rudduck 312/814.3158
Ashley Cross (DCEO) 312/814.8193
Marcelyn Love (DCEO) 217/558.1542
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH SIGNS FILM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York&#8217;s film, TV incentives could tax L.A.&#8217;s economy</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/NY/nynews/new-yorks-film-tv-incentives-could-tax-las-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/NY/nynews/new-yorks-film-tv-incentives-could-tax-las-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state expects more productions, such as &#8216;Ugly Betty,&#8217; to turn up because of boosted tax credits.
By Matea Gold and Richard Verrier
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
7:11 PM PDT, June 2, 2008
NEW YORK — IS THIS city poised to take a bite out of Hollywood&#8217;s bread and butter?
A dramatically expanded state tax credit for film and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Has A New Incentive!!</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/AK/aknews/alaska-has-a-new-incentive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filmusa.org/AK/aknews/alaska-has-a-new-incentive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALASKA - a signing ceremony for the new  incentive was held on Wednesday, June 4, at the Governor&#8217;s home.  The new  transferable incentive, which takes effect on September 1, 2008, provides a  credit for all Alaska expenses of 30% of qualified in-state spend, 30% for all  cast  crew, and [...]]]></description>
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