The Creative and Cultural Economy

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Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations – Montana

Spend any length of time traveling around Montana, and you will understand what all that “purple mountain majesties” is all about.

‘Tracking Ghosts’ Video – Best way to spend the next 6 minutes of your life

MPG Ranch is a large ranch dedicated to restoring the natural landscape and studying the animals, flora and fauna of the ranch in the Bitterroot Valley, about 20 miles South of Missoula.

New Tax Incentive Will Help to Tell Montana Stories in Montana

Montana is already the ultimate location for filming movies, TV shows and commercials.

Festival organizers react to passage of Montana film incentive bill

Hosting a major production can have a significant economic impact on a community.

Bozeman, Montana-based Filmlites Productions – We Light Up the Big Sky

We are the largest and most experienced motion picture grip, lighting, generator, camera support, and production supply company in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Lights, camera, action: Montana filmmakers open for business after tax bill passes

The law doesn’t kick in until July 1, but Bozeman-based production rental company Filmlites Montana is already preparing for the wave of films, shows, and commercials the bill is expected to bring to Montana.

Men behind new Montana film bill say cap kills growth

“We want to launch a large, modern, state of the art Hollywood production studio in Montana.

Bozeman, Montana Raptor Center to open educational center

The Mews Education Center is a newly built, 1,800 square-foot building that will house up to ten of the center’s educational birds.

Go to Boise for its arts scene? Yep! The booming city is undergoing a cultural renaissance

“Boise? What the hell is in Boise?”

Media Arts in the Public School (MAPS) Browning, Helena media students win awards at NW Regional Emmys

MAPS is a non-profit media arts program based out of the Bitterroot Valley which serves eighth-12th graders, providing classes in filmmaking, graphic design, music production, new technologies and social entrepreneurship.

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Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.

For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.