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MILWAUKEE — Interest in filming movies and television shows in Wisconsin has decreased drastically this year, with the future of the tax incentives in limbo. Gov. Jim Doyle has proposed scrapping the incentives and replacing them with a $500,000 annual grant program. The Legislature has proposed some changes, but Doyle, who has last say, hasn’t said whether he supports them. Last year at this time there were six films and a dozen TV shows in production or preproduction. So far this year, Film Wisconsin, which promotes filming in the state, has had only about six inquiries from films and a handful from TV shows, said Executive Director Scott Robbe. There’s only one independent film currently in pre-production in the state, Robbe said. “Essentially we’ve killed all business for this year,” Robbe said. “We’re not just viewed as... [read full story]
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