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Please Help The Montana Media Coalition save 1300 Filmmaker Jobs!

The Montana Media Coalition is a 501C6 organization dedicated to advancing Media Manufacturing in the state of Montana. It is comprised of Montana filmmakers, businesses, and supporters who value growing the state’s economy through the media industry. The coalition accomplishes its mission through advocacy, education, and networking.
There are over *1300 of us working in this industry who are at risk of being displaced. With 1300 filmmakers making an average of $50K we could have a loss of $65MM wages!
We are doing this fundraiser to support our work at legislation to expand the current MEDIA Act with 60% of the incentive moving forward being reserved for Montanans.
Let’s be blunt. In 2023, the legislators did not pass an increase in the MEDIA Act Cap. We are currently out of film tax credits until 2028, and the bill sunsets in 2029. We have already seen a slowdown as a result of this not passing in the summer film season of 2024, and we are at risk of displacing thousands of MT filmmakers from their jobs. This upcoming 2025 Legislation is a BIG year for our industry with the MEDIA Act.
If we don’t work together to get our bill passed, filmmaking could come to almost a halt in Montana. We are at a crossroads to either sustain our industry or see it falter. However, we have a powerful plan to create 60% sideboards and a cap increase to benefit Montana and Montana filmmakers moving forward but we need funds to do this work.
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