Monday, September 22, 2008

Metro Detroit cities cutting red tape for moviemakers

BY GINA DAMRON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • September 22, 2008

As film companies head to Michigan to make movies and get hefty tax breaks from the state, municipal leaders across metro Detroit are working to promote their communities and make it easier for film crews to shoot there.

Cities like Rochester Hills, Royal Oak and Ferndale have simplified or created new processes for getting permits to close streets, erect temporary structures and move forward with filmmaking.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS05/809220316

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