More of this! Soon! All over the state! COURTESY OF THE FILM AND MUSIC COALITION
Twilight. Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The Killing. All are films or TV series set in Washington but shot out of state because our film incentives fucking suck. Or, they did suck. After years of advocacy, Washington’s film industry is about to get a lot more competitive.
Today, the Washington State Senate and House passed a bill that will majorly update and expand the state’s Motion Picture Competitiveness Program (MPCP), an initiative to attract more film productions to our sexy state. The bill increases the program’s funding cap from $3.5 million—among the worst incentives offered by