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indiewire

Tax Credits Aren’t Enough: How States Are Wooing Film Productions

FilmLEX lead Lisa Brin said her Lexington office offers “concierge hospitality” to indies and has eliminated any red tape, including streamlining the collaboration of police, fire, parks, or hotels.

Author: Brian Welk
Date: December 19, 2024

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Business Insider

Sora's dazzling AI could democratize filmmaking for the next generation — but it still has lots of limitations

Michael Gilkison, a Lexington, Kentucky-based filmmaker whose latest project, "The Finish Line," is on Amazon's Prime Video, said a free AI app helped create a scene where a car was crushed.

Author: Geoff Weiss and Lucia Moses
Date: December 15, 2024

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Business Insider

Hollywood is Ditching Hollywood

Kentucky passed an incentive program in 2022 offering fully refundable production tax credits worth up to $75 million total or $10 million a project. Its second-largest city, Lexington, recently hired the entertainment marketer Lisa Brin, a Lexington native, to help persuade studios to shoot there.

Author: Lucia Moses
Date: November 14, 2024

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Queer KY

Slasher Movie “Horrified” Filming in Lexington, Bowling Green in 2025

What’s your favorite scary movie? If you’re a Kentucky queer, that answer may soon be “Horrified,” a meta-horror comedy on track to film in Bowling Green and Lexington next year.

Author: Missy Spears
Date: November 14, 2024

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Deadline Hollywood

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Set For Indie Drama “Liz Here Now”

Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard) and Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight franchise) have wrapped on Liz Here Now, a new indie drama from director Sterling Macer Jr. Shot in Lexington, KY, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Todd Connor.

Author: Matt Grobar
Date: October 21, 2024

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Deadline Hollywood

Lexington, KY Seeking Productions of Up to $10 Million With State Tax Credit

Lexington’s convention and visitor’s bureau has just launched Film Lexington, a team and resource hub led by Hollywood marketing exec Lisa Brin to promote Kentucky’s incentive program launched in 2022 and help producers on the ground.

Author: Jill Goldsmith
Date: October 15, 2024

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FilmLEX

Lexington, Kentucky Doubles Down On Entertainment Incentive, Launches Film Lexington, A Film & Entertainment Team Led By Industry Veteran Lisa Brin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lexington's convention and visitor's bureau, VisitLEX, has launched Film Lexington (FilmLEX), a film and entertainment team and resource hub led by industry veteran Lisa Brin, to market Kentucky's competitive entertainment incentive program.

Author: FilmLEX
Date: October 10, 2024

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