Business Facilities - June 2008 - (Page 37) Shreveport the third best place to film independent movies, behind such hubs as California and New York. So what is it that has facilitated this unlikely pairing between Northwest Louisiana and the film industry? For starters, massive incentives: The state offers a 25% tax credit for an in-state production worth $300,000, plus 10% more for the use of local labor. “The state tax credits are bringing them into the state and we keep them coming in repeatedly by our film-friendly area (logistically a super easy place to shoot film productions), Southern hospitality, and great infrastructure. A production can easily shoot four to five locations in one day,” notes Arlena Acree, director of film, media and entertainment for Shreveport. The Shreveport area provides state-of-the-art infrastructure with production spaces like Mansfield Studios and soundstages StageWorks and StageWest. Louisiana Wave Studio offers the only tank with automatically generated waves in the United States Thanks to Shreveport’s burgeoning film industry, the city is the recent recipient of the $3.7 million Robinson Film Center (RFC), a notfor-profit organization whose mission is to present the best international, independent, and classic film while serving as a resource for filmmaking and education. RFC’s new facility in downtown Shreveport includes two state-of-art theaters, a bistro, and multi-purpose spaces ideal for business and non-profit use. The new facility opened to the public on May 3, 2008. As the first film center of the south, the RFC features the latest in film and digital projection. It has private screening facilities for dailies and multi-purpose media rooms. So, the next time you are munch- ing popcorn at your local 12-plex, there is good chance the movie magic you are watching was made in Shreveport, LA. PHOTO CREDITS: ROBINSON FILM CENTER; ISTOCK PHOTO #2305 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 37 A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF BUSINESS FACILITIES http://www.nwlaprospector.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com
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