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• Counties on the hook for film incentives
  April 19, 2014 - Tbo.com
  TAMPA — If Hillsborough County is going to reap the benefits of new state tax incentives for the film and television industry, it could come at a cost ...
• VW plans major World Cup ad push to counter Hyundai
  April 18, 2014 - Automotive News
  VW's lead ad agency, Deutsch, Los Angeles, is working on World Cup ads. Hispanic shop COD, Miami, is working on Spanish-language ads.
• Cre8tive Works named Executive Producer on the independent film "The Fool"
  April 17, 2014 - Wall Street Journal
  MIAMI BEACH, FL,  /PRNewswire/ - Cre8tive Works, Inc. ("Cre8tive") ... "The Fool" is a Mischief Film Production by Max Hannam.
• 'Graceland' Adds 'The Glades' Alum for Season 2
  April 17, 2014 - Hollywood Reporter
  The members of Graceland hope he'll be an ally in their mission to destroy a cartel. He is slated for at least two episodes. Previous television credits ...
• Sneak Peek: Season 2 of Graceland
  April 15, 2014 - Huffington Post (blog)
  I received an exclusive tour of Graceland last week. No, not Elvis' infamous mansion in Memphis, Tenn., but a set visit of USA Network's hit hour-long ...
• Telemundo Starts Its Search For Tomorrow's Top Artists
  April 15, 2014 - Multichannel News
  Interested participants may apply at a special Telemundo microsite -- yosoyelartista.com. Show producers are holding casting sessions in May in Puerto Rico and in Miami...
• Veteran Univision Host Joins Telemundo for New Variety Series
  April 15, 2014 - Multichannel News
  Gonzalez’s first order of business: Hosting the annual Bilboard Latin Music Awards, a live telecast from the University of Miami set for April 24 at 7 p.m. ET.
• Around Florida: Measure to boost film production in state seeks county subsidies
  April 11, 2014 - Sunshine State News
  Local governments will have to chip in if the state is going to revive an incentives program intended to attract film and television production crews to ..
• Jim Belushi reschedules Centrepointe show again — this time to June
  April 11, 2014 - Ottawa Citizen
  21 but that show was bumped to April 29 after he was cast in the comedy A Change of Heart which was filming in Miami. The actor/comedian has ...
• The show must go on: Florida's film subsidies lobby wants action
  April 11, 2014 - Watchdog.org
  Staley, who is researching Florida's film incentive program, said out-of-state production companies often receive tax credits and sales tax exemptions, ...
• Upfronts 2014: FX Networks to Double Originals
  April 9, 2014 - Multichannel News
  FX also has their next 10/90 series with the Kelsey Grammer-Martin ... FX Networks also has six pilots in development such as dramas Hoke and The ..
• Making movies the Miami way - Knight Foundation
  April 9, 2014 - knightfoundation.org
  Above: Sundance Knight Fellow Monica Peña. Photo credit: Flickr user Miami Film Festival. The work of up-and-coming Miami filmmaker Monica Peña ...
• Jessica Hart enjoys the jet set life with a beach shoot in Miami and a trip back home to Melbourne
  April 8, 2014 - Daily Mail
  The Magic City! Jessica Hart was spotted in Miami on Monday, where she's been shooting for the past several days. Who said classy can't be sexy?
• HotelChatter
  April 7, 2014 - 'Magic City' Costume Designer is Making Over The Shelborne Uniforms
  HotelChatter
  The Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach in Miami is in the midst of some major renovations (to the tune of $150 million) but when it re-opens in ...
• Last push for film industry tax credits launched
  April 7, 2014 - First Coast News
  Associated Press, news source 8:34 p.m. EDT April 7, 2014 ... (AP) -- Films made in Florida could be eligible for another $300 million in tax credits ...
• Q&A: Dale Gordon, Tampa Hillsborough Film & Digital Media
  April 08, 2014 - 83degreesmedia
  She is the new executive director of the Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commission, which aims to nurture filmmakers already here while ...
• Azteca, CMD link up for African net
  April 7, 2014 - C21Media
  MIPTV: Mexican network TV Azteca and Miami-based Cisneros Media ... “Now with the launch of Romanza+Africa, the telenovela will be at the ...
• Film incentive would require local match
  April 7, 2014 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  TALLAHASSEE. In an effort to revive legislation offering tax incentives to the film industry, Sen. Nancy Detert on Monday retooled a bill to require that ...
• MSC Cruises To Giveaway Free FIAT 500c POP Vehicle To Lucky MSC Divina Passenger
  April 7, 2014 - DigitalJournal.com
  "The FIAT partnership has been so much fun, especially when the fleet of FIAT ... Divina to her new home at the port of Miami last fall," said Richard E. Sasso, ... "Now, MSC Cruises and FIAT are delighted to give our passengers the ...
• Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 live stream onlineUnivision TV scheduled start time
  April 6, 2014 - Examiner.com
  According to an April 4, 2014 report by People (En Español), tonight's episode of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 – which will be televised and streaming ...
• Panther to premiere horror film at AMC Aventura
  April 6th, 2014 - FIUSM
  He said he wanted the hashtag to inspire the Miami film community with an event that would be just as appealing as the Oscars. The aim of the ...
• Marc Anthony, Prince Royce & More to Perform on 2014 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS
  April 4, 2014 - Broadway World
  The biggest-selling salsa artist of all time, Marc Anthony, Bachata singer and returning coach on Telemundo's La Voz Kids, Prince Royce; and this ...
• Cre8tive Works releases "Takin' Care of Business" tribute music video
  April 3, 2014 - Wall Street Journal
  MIAMI BEACH, FL, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Cre8tive Works, Inc. ... Inspired by this tribute, Cre8tive seized the opportunity to produce a music ...
• Filming in Miami: April 3, 2014
  April 3, 2014 - Miami Today
  Miami Beach citywide. ROUTE 7 PRODUCTIONS. Miami Beach. Stills for JCP. Haulover Beach Park. MONKEY BUSINESS IMAGES. United Kingdom.
• Bill expanding Florida filmmaking incentives clears committee
  April 1, 2014 - WWSB ABC 7
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Legislation that would encourage movie and TV production across Florida -- and especially on the Suncoast -- has cleared a ...