New task force hopes to bring Hollywood to Idaho

The success of last year’s independent movie "Napoleon Dynamite" set in Preston has state leaders exploring ideas to increase the number of projects filmed in Idaho — and perhaps willing to pay for the business.

Idaho Commerce and Labor Director Roger B. Madsen, at the governor’s tourism conference in Idaho Falls on Wednesday, announced formation of a film industry task force that will examine what incentives Idaho could offer to the movie and television industry.

"’Napoleon Dynamite’ put Preston on the map, and the community will be enjoying the economic benefits from that movie for years to come," Madsen said in a statement. "Film and television projects produced in Idaho have an immediate economic impact. They create new jobs and a demand for Idaho products and services, and they are a tremendous opportunity to showcase our state to a national and international audience."

The Times-News

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