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EC City council votes in support of film, production incentives: what is it?
14 May 2025
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On Tuesday, the Eau Claire City Council voted unanimously in support of a Film and Television Production Incentive Program and the reestablishment of a Wisconsin Film Office. But what does that all entail, and what does that mean for Eau Claire?
“Wisconsin is one of 13 states without, an incentive program and one of three states without a designated film office.” said Eau Claire City Councilmember Charlie Johnson while introducing the agenda item on Tuesday, " the structure and format of the film and TV industry is changing a lot of it is leaving California, Hollywood, New York, the biggest markets and looking at other areas around the country. A lot of states are positioning themselves well to reap the benefits of that — two being Illinois and another one Minnesota.
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