Sen. Johnny Ellis took to the Senate floor last week to promote S.B. 23, which would extend Alaska's film industry tax credits another 10 years:
In the floor speech, Ellis championed Alaska's potential as a film production destination and trumpeted the business he says existing tax credits have already brought to the state.
"I don't know if 'stampede' would be the correct term, but things are cooking out there like we never imagined," Ellis told colleagues. "Cable television has fallen in love with Alaska."
Multiple feature films and reality television series have been shooting in the state over the past year, including "Everybody Loves Whales," which took up visible residence in Anchorage for several months, as well as the Sundance-accepted film "On the Ice" and TV shows including "Sarah Palin's Alaska," "Flying Wild Alaska" and "Mounted in Alaska."
"The future looks very bright," Ellis said.
S.B. 23 passed the Senate unanimously last week; it has now moved to the House of Representatives, where it received committee and public testimony hearings on Friday and Sunday, according to Ellis' constituent newsletter.
Contact Maia Nolan at maia(at)alaskadispatch.com.
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