With some noted filmmakers on hand, Rhode Island General Assembly leaders plan to unveil a package of tax incentives Tuesday to attract more movie and TV show production to the state. The legislation, officials said, will make Rhode Island the most attractive film location on the East Coast.
The tax incentives will provide sales and use tax exemptions, investor tax credits, hotel tax waivers and employment tax credits, a General Assembly press release said.
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Speaker of the House William J. Murphy and Senate President Joseph A. Montalbano will address a news conference Tuesday in the House Lounge to unveil the package of tax incentives. On hand will be Bobby Farrelly, writer/director of such Hollywood hits as “Something About Mary” and “Me, Myself & Irene”; writer/director Michael Corrente of “Outside Providence” and “Federal Hill” movie fame; and Blake Masters, creator of the upcoming Showtime series “Brotherhood” to be filmed in Rhode Island.
Also attending will be Steven Feinberg, director of the Rhode Island Film and Television Office, and Randall Rosenbaum, executive director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
The news conference will include presentation of a brief montage of past movies and TV shows filmed in Rhode Island.
