Posts Tagged Film and Movies

Virginia offers millions of dollars each year in film incentives, but is that investment worth it?

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 30, 2022

A still from the show ‘Dopesick’, which partially filmed in Virginia. (Credit: Gene Page / Hulu)

The state spends more than $10 million a year to attract television shows and motion pictures to Virginia. Is it worth it? Michael Pope reports.

Film and Movies

Richmond Hosts Native American Film Fest “Pocahontas Reframed”

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 28, 2017

Richmond celebrates native American films with its first annual Pocahontas Reframed Festival. (Credit: Indian Country Media Network)

Earlier this month, Virginia hosted a Native American film festival called Pocahontas Reframed. Sandy Hausman reports on the movies, the filmmakers and why organizers thought Richmond the perfect place for such an event.

Film and Movies, Indian Tribes, Native Americans

Movie Making In Virginia May Not Be A Great Investment

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 27, 2017

A clap board is readied during the filming of an American Heroes Channel three-part series about the Revolutionary War in Powhatan County, Va., in 2014. (Credit: AP Photo / Steve Helber)

Virginia taxpayers have spent almost $50 million luring film producers to the state. Movie crews get tax breaks and grants, but new data is casting doubt on whether the investment is worth it. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.