IATSE 490's Brian Simpson on Film Board panel.

MN Film & TV will host the First Friday Toolkit Series S2 E2 At noon on Friday, March 5, 2021.

Local 490's Brian Simpson will be a featured member of this event.

PRODUCTION INCENTIVES MAKE PROGRESS AT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

Things are looking different for production rebates and tax credits this year. And by "different," we mean VERY EXCITING.

Our tax credit bill will be introduced this week, soon to be followed by legislative hearings. The legislature is, naturally, focused on post-COVID economic recovery right now. And guess which industry pumps money back into the economy at record speed?

According to a new report by research firm Olsberg SPI, "Screen production injects huge amounts of capital very rapidly into an economy...it will be a powerful sector for driving economic recovery."

This message, at last, is resonating at the Minnesota State Capitol.

At noon on Friday, March 5, we'll update you on what you can do to help get production incentives into the budget this year.

Brian Simpson of IATSE 490 and Casey Lewis of SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local, who have been working incredibly hard on this bill, will join us with all the latest info.

Click on this to get your Zoom link. https://tinyurl.com/22nzzdsr

MN Film & TV executive director Melodie Bahan will moderate the discussion.

Below is a recording of the update.