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George Romero, son of ‘Living Dead’ creator, wants to build a Tampa film studio Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The late George A. Romero’s
Night of the Living Dead zombie series is credited with mainstreaming the horror movie genre.
His son, George C. Romero, now wants to popularize the Tampa Bay area as a production hub for such films.
“We want to be at the ground level of helping to create an industry that creates jobs,” said Romero, a Kentucky resident with 19 producer and 14 director credits on his IMDB resume.
Romero is part of a team of filmmakers under the company Briefcase Pictures that wants to build a movie studio in the Tampa area via a public-private partnership with Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough wants a âlarge-scaleâ film studio to lure blockbusters
A study says the ideal film studio would be at least 60,000 square feet. MOSI site is a candidate for a location.
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Diamond View studios CEO Tim Moore poses with the screen at Vu, a virtual production studio at Rithm at Uptown, former University Mall. The studio is a wonderful asset, Hillsborough film commissioner Tyler Martinolich said, but the area still needs a large studio for traditional physical sets. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Mar. 4
TAMPA â Area film, television and commercial production leaders say Hillsborough County has almost everything needed to become a national hub for their industry â diverse locales, qualified crew and warm weather.
Perhaps it was holiday spirit, or maybe just looking to end a bad year on a good note.
Something sure had the Triumph Gulf Coast board in a giving mood Thursday, as its membership voted to hand out almost $18 million in new grant awards.
Four grants were provided or agreed to in principle that will help fund projects in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay and Walton counties. Each of these programs will bring either or both new high-paying jobs and certified workforce training, a news release from Triumph said.
Santa Rosa County
The largest actual grant award $6 million went to the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners for infrastructure improvements at Santa Rosa Industrial Park East.
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