SALT LAKE CITY - (Business Wire) Utah is known for its outstanding locations and professional film crews, so it makes sense to have a magazine dedicated to promoting its vibrant film production community to Hollywood and filmmakers around the world. Today, Corser, Inc. announced FilmUtah (filmutah.org), a magazine designed to support the professionals that work in the film and television industry in Utah. FilmUtah’s mission is to proactively reintroduce the national and international production community to Utah and reacquaint them to Utah’s experienced crew base, unique locations and exceptional tax benefits. Its goal is to secure at least one weekly network television production and three feature films to be shot in Utah by 2012.
FilmUtah will increase awareness of Utah film resources, act as a complement to the Utah Film Commission and promote the new film production incentives provided by the Utah State Legislature’s passing of Senate Bill 14 in January. Senate Bill 14 was passed, creating a 20% refundable tax credit with no per project cap.
“FilmUtah creates an outlet for businesses that serve the film production community to advertise directly to producers looking to shoot in Utah,” said John Corser, Founder and Publisher of FilmUtah. "The magazine will bring Utah motion picture production professionals and film equipment rental companies directly in front of decision makers and motion picture production executives. Editorial content will emphasize Utah’s economic development incentives, outstanding production personnel and feature professional resources and services.”
Corser manages a profitable production company, Corser, Inc., and is a 20-year veteran of Los Angeles filmmaking. Corser, Inc. now has Park City as its operational center. Upon relocating to Utah, Corser experienced what other producers and directors have—the strength and depth of the film crews and community. It was this experience and the desire to help Utah and the film crews receive the exposure they deserve and to inform his Hollywood colleagues of the advantages of filming in Utah that led to the creation of FilmUtah.
For more information about FilmUtah, including a list of sponsors and its publication calendar, visit www.filmutah.org. FilmUtah is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Its physical address is 299 South Main Street, Suite 1300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.
Additional Resources:
http://twitter.com/filmutah
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114444275529
About FilmUtah
FilmUtah is a nonprofit organization founded to promote and support the people that work in the film and television industry in Utah. The magazine, website, Seminar Series and “Producer’s Tour” will be launched at the Sundance Film Festival 2010. FilmUtah will be distributed biannually, free to industry and trade professionals. The main target is US film and television producers, to entice them to shoot projects in Utah. FilmUtah will bring economic growth to Utah – creating high paying jobs and benefiting the state.
FilmUtah
John Corser, 801-535-4311
john@filmutah.org
