PaFIA LEGISLATIVE REPORT
From Your Lobbyist, Robin Ross, Esq.

Last week, trustees of Temple University and  Cozen O'Connor hosted a fundraising reception for State Senate Majority leader Dominic  Pileggi. PaFIA board members Diane Heery and Ray Carballada attended and had an opportunity to talk to Senator Pileggi. The new film studio that is being built in Delaware county is in Senator Pileggi's district. Diane and Ray told the Senator that the construction of the studio is evidence of the fact the film tax credit is doing more than bringing film productions from Hollywood to Pennsylvania. It is inducing the construction of long lasting film industry infrastructure. The Senator was surprised to learn from Diane and Ray that because the new studio is state of the art, it would attract productions from New York which does not have a comparable facility irrespective of the credit. The Senator admitted that he had originally been very skeptical of the tax credit, but now was beginning to see its benefits. He also said that the opponents ofthe credit in his caucus were not as vocal as they had been.

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Baltimore Magazine
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Dear PA Film Industry Association Members and Friends,

For the first time in the film industry, like-minded companies and individuals are joining forces throughout Pennsylvania to form the collective voice of an entertainment industry that must be heard.  The PA Film Industry Association brings together members who are passionate about promoting film and television related business and who see the real potential entertainment production can play in the economic growth of our keystone state.

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