Film incentives attract animators, videogame makers to Detroit
We have seen all of the big headlines and stars that come with major film and TV productions, thanks to the new tax incentives. But, quietly, videogame makers and animators are flocking to Metro Detroit to take advantage of those incentives. And they’re bringing lots of jobs along.Excerpt:Video game developer Nathaniel McClure had never been to Michigan before he began scouting the Great Lakes state last year as a possible choice for relocating his company. After seven visits over six months, McClure was sold. The 34-year-old uprooted his life in Los Angeles and moved to Michigan to open a digital studio. The attraction was simple: He could do the same work while taking advantage of the state’s steep film industry tax breaks. “Forty-two percent is a lot of money,” said McClure, CEO of Scientifically Proven Studios, which opened this year in Farmington Hills. Read the rest of the story here.
We have seen all of the big headlines and stars that come with major film and TV productions, thanks to the new tax incentives. But, quietly, videogame makers and animators are flocking to Metro Detroit to take advantage of those incentives. And they’re bringing lots of jobs along.
Excerpt:
Video game developer Nathaniel McClure had never been to Michigan before he began scouting the Great Lakes state last year as a possible choice for relocating his company.
After seven visits over six months, McClure was sold. The 34-year-old uprooted his life in Los Angeles and moved to Michigan to open a digital studio.
The attraction was simple: He could do the same work while taking advantage of the state’s steep film industry tax breaks.
“Forty-two percent is a lot of money,” said McClure, CEO of Scientifically Proven Studios, which opened this year in Farmington Hills.
Read the rest of the story here.
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