Lights, camera action? Montana could be seeing more of itself on the big screen if a proposed bill passes in Helena.
Montana House Bill 293 would give filmmakers in Montana, tax incentives.
With the way the Bill is currently worded it would give filmmakers a 20-25 percent tax incentive to filmmakers working in Montana. The Treasure State is one of ten states that doesn’t have tax credits for filmmakers who decide to work in Montana which has steered many filmmakers away from Montana. Owner of Filmlites Montana, JP Gabriel said the film industry does many favors for the state, noting that one should just look at what happened to tourism and real estate after the Robert Redford-Brad Pitt film “A River Runs Through It” was released.
“It was an incredible boom to a lot of businesses and we still see it today, especially with all the fly shops, the lifestyle that is out here and people want to capture the romance they saw in that,” Gabriel said.
The Montana House of Representatives voted to send the bill to the floor last week
