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The official history of motion picture production in the State of Michigan dates back to the beginning of the Post–World War II baby boom. As of March 14, 2013, the Michigan Film Office website contains a list of 319, filmed in Michigan titles, beginning with ''This Time for Keeps'', starring Esther Williams and (Jimmy Durante) in 1946, followed by ''Anatomy of a Murder'', starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick in 1959.〔 Contemporary nationally known works filmed in the state include the drama ''Conviction'' (2010), starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell,〔 ''Kill the Irishman'' (2011), starring Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken,〔 HBO's series ''Hung'' was filmed, and is set in, Detroit,〔 and the Discovery Channel's ''Motor City Motors'' (2009), formerly ''Monster Garage'' (2002-2006).〔 Originally slated for Minneapolis, Minnesota, Clint Eastwood's film ''Gran Torino'' (2008) was filmed in the Detroit area.〔 Changes to the dynamics of the automotive industry left the State of Michigan with vacant factories and commercial buildings, these buildings were well suited to be repurposed as sound stages and film production facilities.〔 In 2008, Michigan offered nationally competitive film incentives that coincided with the automotive industry crisis.〔 The Michigan Film Incentive effort was successful in creating a film production infrastructure and workforce, however the film incentive was scaled back and capped at $25 million per year by incoming Governor, Rick Snyder in 2012.〔 Negotiations between industry and the legislature resulted in a $50 million budget for the film incentive in 2012.〔 The Governor's Recommendation for FY 2013-14, caps the film incentive budget at $25 million.〔 Studio benefactors of the Michigan Film Incentive included: Raleigh Michigan Studios (Now known as Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac),〔〔 Detroit Center Studios/Wonderstruck (in Detroit),〔 10 West Studios (in Manistee) and now defunct Unity Studios (Allen Park).〔〔 == The Michigan Film Office == The Michigan Film Office is overseen by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and is a benefactor of the Michigan Strategic Fund.〔〔〔 Formerly, an office consisting of one employee, under the umbrella of the History, Arts, and Libraries, staffing levels grew to six employees after film incentives were introduced in 2008.〔 Michelle Begnoche, Public Relations Manager of the Michigan Film Office explains the goal of the film incentive: "The goal of the incentive is not to incentivize the movies that will make the most money; the goal of the film incentive is to incent those movies who will spend the most money in Michigan. So we are not looking at whether or not they get their money back. We are looking at how much are they going to spend on Michigan workers making that movie and how much are they going to spend in Michigan hotels and in the local areas while making that movie." 〔 :"The Michigan Film Office was created in 1979 to assist and attract incoming production companies and to promote the growth of our indigenous industry. It provides several services, such as location photographs; help with location procurement and clearance; liaison with local/county/state government; contacts with business, institutions, neighborhoods, and other groups; production information, and location assistance." :: — Michigan Economic Development Corporation 〔 An organization known as the Michigan Production Alliance was formed as a 501c6 trade group in order to assist film community members with information, education and legislation with regard to the production industry in Michigan. The organization sent representatives to each legislative and non political meeting as the initial film incentives were being developed and assisted in helping both legislators and the general population understand why incentives are like economic development driving diversification for the state's economy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Film industry in Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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