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St. Pete Among Top 25 Places for Film Makers to Live, Work - Bay News 9

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don't be surprised if you hear "action" being yelled in St. Petersburg in the future. The industry publication Moviemaker lists the city as #25 on the top 25 places to live and work as a film maker. 

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater film commissioner Tony Armer said it's an accomplishment because the state of Florida doesn't offer tax incentives to production companies to shoot here. 

“That’s why we’re not getting those big $20 million “Dolphin Tale” films and those types of movies showing here,” Armer said, “So we do have a local incentive program here in Pinellas County.” 

One incentive program was approved on Tuesday by the Pinellas County commission, giving $500,000 to local production company digital caviar to produce a film here in March. 

"'A Taste of Love' — it's a film in the vain of Hallmark," Mike Brown of Digital Caviar Productions said. “I know a lot of people are saying it’s a Hallmark Film, but we would love to have Hallmark pick it up.”

Brown said he can't think of a better place to shoot films then right here at home. 

“I think with the locations,” Brown said. “I think with the aspiring film makers, with the artists in different mediums, I think it’s this amazing thing that’s taking place.” 

Officials with Visit St. Pete/Clearwater said in 2019 the county had its biggest year ever, hosting 15 feature films shot in the area adding nearly $14 million to the local economy. 

Here’s the complete list of 25 best cities for film makers to work and live in:

  1. Albuquerque
  2. Atlanta
  3. Austin
  4. Chicago
  5. Vancouver
  6. Philadelphia
  7. Montreal
  8. Miami
  9. Boston
  10. Calgary, Alberta
  11. Toronto
  12. Dallas
  13. Cincinnati
  14. Cleveland
  15. Oklahoma City
  16. Memphis
  17. San Diego
  18. Baltimore
  19. Portland
  20. Washington DC
  21. Kansas City, Missouri
  22. San Antonio
  23. Seattle
  24. Milwaukee
  25. St. Petersburg

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