The enactment of the Michigan legislation to offer rebates and aggressive
tax incentives to movie production companies in Michigan has prompted Tictock
Studios,based in Holland, Michigan, to announce plans to operate a financing and
production company with the ability to invest up to $20 million per project with
most films comingin under $10 million. Their first film will be “Tug,” which
qualifies for the incentive programs and is set for production in early
summer.
Tictock, which bills itself as the first Michigan-based studio, has acquired the
ReddiWhipfactory in Holland and plans to renovate the 76,000-square-foot
facility with private money and some state credits.
Holland based TicTock Studios, has hired Jeffrey Stott, a well known Hollywood
producer to help implement the job training that will turn the unemployed in
Michigan into behind the scenes technical jobs in the movie and film industry.
The Michigan legislators have passed and Governor Granholm has signed into
law a bill with the most aggressive incentives to date to bring film crews to
Michigan to make their movies in the future. This strategy has worked for other
states, like Louisiana and New Mexico. TicTock Studios will take online
resumes if you would like to be in the movies behind the scenes.
They are looking for people with trades backgrounds, such as electricians,
painters, & set technicians. There is also a job training program is in conjunction
with Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, MI that started its initial
class
on April 7th.
You might be seeing a lot of Michigan sunsets in the movies soon!
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Sources: Variety & LA Times Articles