U-M professor says Michigan could be the film headquarters of the Midwest

Could Michigan become the next Toronto or Vancouver of the film industry? One University of Michigan professor thinks it’s going to happen.

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Jim Burnstein, University of Michigan professor and Hollywood screenwriter, was one of the main architects of Michigan's tax incentives for the film industry that has brought more than $125 million in film production spending since April 2008.

Burstein said with investments in training and infrastructure - and the patience to let the incentives work - Michigan could become the film and television headquarters of the Midwest.

And the potential for television series to start shooting in Michigan could bring more steady employment than the intermittent schedules of feature films provide, he added.

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