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University of Montana – Montana Film Office partner with L.A. firm to lure productions to state

September 17, 2012 /

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Train them, and the movie cameras will come.

That’s the thinking behind a new initiative between the Montana Film Office and the University of Montana, which have teamed up with a California firm to help train students as production assistants.

Deny Staggs, Montana Film Office location coordinator, said the state’s collaboration with Quixote, of Los Angeles, aims to build a talented pool of film hands in Montana to help lure more television, film and commercial productions to the state.

By MARTIN KIDSTON Missoulian

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/um-montana-film-office-partner-with-l-a-firm-to/article_39872c50-1d0a-5aef-90c4-3a1f12056fb0.html

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