Could Iowa Film Office Return?
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Could Iowa be getting back into the movie business?
Waterloo Senator Bill Dotzler is the co-leader of the House-Senate Economic Development Sub-Committee.
He said he hopes to re-establish the Iowa Film Office within the state Department of Cultural Affairs, and look at the possibility of setting up direct grants for specific film projects to replace the tax-credit approach.
Gov. Terry Branstad addressed the issue Monday morning during his weekly news conference.
"I do believe that we need a film office and I would like to see that in the Department of Cultural Affairs," said Branstad.
The film tax-credit program is currently suspended through fiscal year 2013. It's expected that lawmakers will vote next session to end the program permanently.
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