December 23, 2008
Film Wisconsin posts revenue from the past year.
Screenings
Holiday wishes.
December 19, 2008
RDI Stages Open House
Wisconsin Department of Commerce proposals for 2009 tax incenives (on Blog)
NAC get the new 16 GB Red Cards
New mileage rates for 2009 pfutt?
Milwaukee Film prepares the 2008 showcase.
Refunds available from the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
Screening for Song Sung Blue.
New gear at North American Camera.
Wisconsin's 3 film commissions. September 11, 2008
On location in the Northwoods with the Leinenkugels.
New gear from Blue Moon Lighting.
Submission for the 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival.
Emmy award nomination for Pioneers of Television.
Coming Soon: Handmade Nation
Feed Your Soul 2008
Coming Soon: "Courtroom K" (Fox pilot).
Festival news and a link to an article comparing movies made in and about Wisconsin to movies about animals playing sports.
From The set - Jeopardy!
The Jeopardy! Clue Crew has one mission: to bring clues to life. In order to make good on that promise, Jimmy McQuire puts his arm through a window in the first chamber of a cow's stomach...
Public Enemies - Oshkosh - Filming a bank robbery at the old First National Bank on Main Street.
Tax Tips for Freelancers
Check out our new page at badgerguide.com for tax tips...
48 Hour Film Project
Register for the 2nd annual 48 Hour Film Project on their website: 48hourfilm.com/milwaukee. Sign up early and pay only $135 for registration. There will be a meet and greet on May 3rd from 5:00-8:00PM at the Art Bar Riverwest....
April 10, 2008
Film Incentives
The Race Continues:
Tax credits can be looked at as an investment. They bring in films that otherwise may not use a particular state as a location. Film production benefits hotels, restaurants, creates millions of dollars in revenue and creates jobs. Massachusetts has seen a half billion dollars in new economic activity since 2006. New Mexico experienced over $470 million dollars added to the economy from film production in 2007. Illinois had $155 million in 2007, $18.6 million of that came from the production of commercials.
March 20, 2008
Capturing digital video at 1000 frames per second with the new Phantom HD.
North American Camera, LLC Joins the RED Revolution...
March 10, 2008
The film incentive "technical clean up bill" SB 556 and AB 907 did not make it to the floor for a vote. The legislature's session has ended for the year so this bill will have to be taken up again next year. According to Senator Plale's office, the Department of Commerce had issues with the bill and it will be worked on over the summer.
The Wisconsin Film Festival is April 3-6....
Are you ready for life in the world of film? A documentary by two-time Academy Award winner Haskell Wexler is a blatantly honest view of the world of filmmaking. Who Needs Sleep shows film crews working 15 to 18 hours days and revisits the death of camera assistant Brent Hershman who fell asleep while driving home after a 19 hour work day.
Three grips push a Fisher 10 dolly outfitted with ice skates around a hockey rink for the Wisconsin Lottery.
March 5, 2008
A public hearing will be held at the State Capital in room 225NW on Thursday, March 6th, at 10:00AM.
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Subject: Film Wisconsin Update: AB 907 Technical Clean Up Bill for the Film Incentives...
February 27, 2008
The Michael Mann film Public Enemies is scheduled to begin filming in Wisconsin on March 17th...
Filming inside a pinball machine using an Arri 435ES with a T-Rex Superscope probe lens, Preston FI+Z remote system and a Denz adjustable wedge plate for the Wisconsin Lottery.
The Electric Sun Corporation has purchased two ArriMax 12K/18K switchable HMI Pars. The ArriMax is billed as the most powerful HMI on Earth...
February 19, 2008
These Incentives Are For Everyone?
We have been told these incentives are for everyone, but the first feature project that was filmed in Wisconsin since the incentives became effective received no help from the legislation. Read the full story...
Tax Credits for Non-Residents?
Senator Jeff Plale is currently writing legislation that if passed will have a dramatic effect on our film incentives. Read the article...
New From Blue Moon Lighting.
The compact Litepanels Mini fits easily on a camera, a stand or elsewhere...
The Milwaukee International Film Festival is looking for film submissions of all genres and any length...
"Man On Wire" won two of the top prizes at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival...
Neil Diamond called the filmmakers of Song Sung Blue to wish them good luck at Slamdance...
January 14, 2008
Film Incentives:
25% tax credit for production companies filming in Wisconsin
0% sales tax for production expenditures purchased in Wisconsin
15% tax credit on real property for new production companies
Universal's "Public Enemies" directed by Michael Mann and starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale is slated to have 35 days of production in Wisconsin...
Axium Closes Doors...
North American Camera
New for 2008
Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 Camera for HD/SD
Marshall V-R84DP-HD 8.4" LCD Monitor
Red One Camera is scheduled to arrive at the end of January...
Lightforce of Wisconsin
CITC Haze-Max offers an easy to use, reliable, never-clog, long-lasting, 30 minute, haze from a water-based fluid...
January 2, 2008
Film Incentives:
Wisconsin now has film incentives. To see how our tax credits compare to other states click here or visit the Association of Film Commissioners International...
"The Feastie Boys Eat America," a new show for the Travel Channel, used Lambeau Field
as a backdrop...
