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Gov. Kevin Stitt signs new Oklahoma film incentive bill into law


Gov. Kevin Stitt signs new Oklahoma film incentive bill into law
Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman
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Oklahoma filmmaker Ryan Bellgardt and his team at Boiling Point Media work on his new movie Ghoster Friday, March 26, 2021. Bellgardt is getting into the kind of virtual production that has been pioneered on the hit series The Mandalorian on his new family-friendly adventure film.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law Monday a $30 million tax incentive designed to create a more robust film program for the state. 
Stitt signed Senate Bill 608, also known as the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 that builds on a current state film rebate that is capped at $8 million annually.  ....

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'Killers of the Flower Moon' filming boost rural Oklahoma economy


The historically charming streets of Guthrie could have become a veritable ghost town in 2020. 
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled beloved events like the Territorial Christmas festivities, Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival and 89er Days Celebration. Overnight visitors stopped booking rooms. The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple couldn t host tours, concerts or other events. 
Tourism is our bread and butter . and the pandemic was hampering our overnight tourism so much, said Justin Fortney, Guthrie s director of tourism and community development. But having Reagan posted up for such a long time was a lifesaver. Between Reagan and some of the Lazy E (Arena) events that they had there last year in 2020, those things were a lifeline to the economy here. ....

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CARES Act funds provide job opportunities in Oklahoma film business


For Jason Oser, Halloween 2020 was no treat. 
The Oklahoma City resident was laid off at the end of October from his job in the oil and gas industry, about seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic. 
I just figured I d dive head-first on it and started in early December, finished the 17th of December . and then I was hired on my first movie Jan. 14, Oser said. I m on my fourth film. . It s been very great, steady work for me.
That s what Communities Foundation of Oklahoma Executive Director Teresa Rose Crook likes to hear. The nonprofit teamed with Oklahoma state, city, county and other government entities to form Community CARES Partners, a public-private resource center to assist Oklahomans during the pandemic.  ....

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