Cypress Moon Productions

Film industry lauds rebate changes

The amendment changes the text of the law to allow projects filmed over a period of 12 months and who meet the minimum spending $ 500,000 to apply for tax refunds of up to 25 percent.

Currently, the minimum $ 500,000 applies to single productions instead of several projects filmed in 12 consecutive months.

"The incentives are great," said Tonya Holly, president of Cypress Moon Productions, Sheffield. His company produced the independent film "When I find the ocean, and is currently working on" The Story of Bonnie and Clyde."

"It comes down to business when dealing with investors, and they want to know what the incentives are," she said. "It is an important part of business today."

The amendment passed the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee last week. It is now before the Senate for consideration.

Holly said that the change in the law should help attract more productions to Alabama, but the 10 million could be an obstacle to big budget productions.

Meanwhile, it is the Alabama Film Office and the local communities to develop.Mobile office most successful film in the state. This is a municipal department regularly with two full-time employees.

The Shoals Chamber of Commerce has helped create a local film commission, but was relatively inactive in the last year. Steve Holt, president of the chamber, said that financing should be prepared to provide personnel. In the meantime, he said the chamber is working with Northwest-Shoals Community College to maintain the functioning of the Commission.

"There is a steady stream of inquiries for the sites," said Holt.

Develop the film production is a new and important development Shoals economic puzzle, "he said.

"Everything in the hardware store in Port-a-pot-catering is required for film," said Holt. "Even a week of shooting is like an injection of money into the community quickly."

Terry Pace, a board member of Northwest Alabama Film Commission and a student of film, said it was important that the shoal itself become aggressive marketing for the film industry.

"Local governments, room, arts and theater organizations, the film festival (UNA / George Lindsey) and universities in particular must all work together," he said. "Mobile has a united front when they are really attract things in spite of the state. I would like to see not only the state, but our region become really aggressive, and in partnership with the Mississippi and Tennessee. We share so many places.

Four-Staters Line Up To Audition As Extras - KOAM TV 7 Joplin and ...

Hundreds of four-staters aligned today for their claim to fame. Cypress Moon Productions had an open casting call this afternoon at the Holiday Inn Joplin. The company is looking for extras for the * new feature film The Story of Bonnie and Clyde *. Some of the original fugitive famous events took place here in Joplin. The film's director said that this film offers a different angle than the original.

Tonya S. Holly of Cypress Moon Productions owner said: "I had no idea that people wanted to see, and do they really want to see.I mean, the film 67, it was fabulous, but it really gets into the psyche of the Bonnie and Clyde and we just understand them and they are the real age. "

The film has thrown some big names will play Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers plays Bonnie Clyde.

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