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“The Film Tax Credit Program is responsible for record-breaking economic impact, which supports our local small businesses and communities statewide and creates hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs across the Empire State each year.” – ESD President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky.
“Music scoring for motion pictures is really where the jobs are for musicians and that’s not happening in L.A.”
“I’m consistently impressed with Georgia. The State is wisely supporting the entertainment industry, consistently maintaining a small-business friendly economy, and keeping non-discrimination as a core value. Investing more here was kind of a no-brainer.”
The event will have signature WIFTA cocktails, provisions & music by DJ Adora Tokyo. Bbeer, wine & other spirits will be served as well.
For the production’s most complex sequence of the heist, Atlanta Motor Speedway served as the location for many of the close-ups of race cars in action.
Driven in large part by an alluring tax credit offered by the state and the presence of over a dozen major sound studio complexes, production revenue in Georgia has skyrocketed from $242 million to $9.5 billion over the last decade.
The AJFF Selects series brings the same caliber of world-class films from the annual festival to audiences year-round. These special screenings feature outstanding new foreign and independent films, as well as expert speakers and guest filmmakers.
Kareem McMichael is one of those 29-year-old movie marvels who seems to have 40 years of experience. And it all started watching network news and Jack Nicholson playing the joker in “Batman.”
The amount of tax credits issued is capped at $150 million per year. Up to $180 million per year can be claimed against tax liability or bought back by the state (for 85-90 percent of value).
Reitz, who is something of a colorful character, is not only a busy actor but a broker of Georgia film tax credits. As Deadline reported two weeks ago, he’s also advised producers on a “magic formula” to employ movie stars on the cheap.