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The Michigan Film Office is overseen by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and is a benefactor of the Michigan Strategic Fund. [15] [16] [17] Formerly, an office consisting of one employee, under the umbrella of the History, Arts, and Libraries, staffing levels grew to six employees after film incentives were introduced in 2008. [18]
A former GM plant in Pontiac, Michigan, was purchased rather inexpensively [clarification needed] in early 2009 for the studio. [1] Michigan's officials initially considered the studio to be a significant economic engine, since it was intended to establish the state as a legitimate contender in the 12-month-a-year film business. [3]
Cash Only (film) Catfish (film) Cedar Rapids (film) The Chaos Experiment; Christmas Coupon; Christmas Grace; Collision Course (1989 film) Continental Divide (film) Conviction (2010 film) Courageous Love; The Crash (2017 film) Creed of Gold; Crimewave; Crossing the Bridge; Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Michigan’s House of Representatives is attempting to revive a subsidy program for film, television, and digital media production. The state’s original ...
Michigan's film incentive program could return with key changes Michigan’s previous film incentive program, which drew a multitude of movies to the state and supported local filmmakers, ended in ...
Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut.Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's action of closing several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, reducing GM's employees in that area from 80,000 in 1978 to about 50,000 in 1992.
The State Theatre is a Spanish-styled atmospheric theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan, designed by renowned architect John Eberson. The State was built for W.S. Butterfield Theatres in 1927, and remains in operation today, presenting live shows. The theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [1]
The history of cinema in the United States can trace its roots to the East Coast, where, at one time, Fort Lee, New Jersey, was the motion-picture capital of America. The American film industry began at the end of the 19th century, with the construction of Thomas Edison's "Black Maria", the first motion-picture studio in West Orange, New Jersey.