02/12/2010 (1:51 am)
Perry touts incentive program’s starring role in bringing film to Texas
Texas Governor Rick Perry is crediting a $352,800 investment from the state with wooing a Hollywood production to the Lone Star State that ended up creating 900 jobs and attracting more than $5 million in capital investment.
Perry said the HBO biopic "Temple Grandin" was shot in Texas as a direct result of the Texas Film Incentive Program, designed to woo film, TV and digital media producers. Texas beat out New Mexico and Arizona, Gov. Perry said.
The film was shot in Austin, Driftwood, Georgetown, Schwertner, New Braunfels, Luling, Corpus Christi and Gonzalez.
"Temple Grandin" premiered this past weekend on HBO.
During the most recent legislative session, Gov. Perry signed House Bill 873, which appropriated $60 million for the film incentive program.
No Comments
No comments yet.
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.