WISCONSIN FILM BOARD MARKETS STATE ON WEB TO HOLLYWOOD

The state of Minnesota has developed a website to promote itself to Hollywood. The website, http://www.mnfilmtv.org, created for the Minnesota Film & TV Board (MFTVB) by the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, is the first by a film commission to offer video aimed at aiding location scouts, promote local talent, and showcase scenes of movies shot in the state. The college's Pam Arnold said in a statement, "There is a stereotype that it's all frozen tundra and dairy farms here. The new site showcases the state's architectural, geographic and cultural diversity. Full color photography -- and lots of it -- throws a wrench into the stereotype." Lucinda Winter, executive director of the MFTVB, said the website will also describe the "combination of incentives and production services" that the state offers to attract film and TV producers.


20/02/2007