Ashland Rates Again as One of MovieMaker’s “Best Places to Live & Work as a Filmmaker”

Southern Oregon’s Ashland was once again recognized as one of the Best Places to Live & Work as a Filmmaker by MovieMaker Magazine. Coming in at #7 in the Small Cities list, MMM says:

Stories ring out through the oak trees of Ashland, famous for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This lushly gorgeous, very charming town of about 21,000 has recently welcomed independent films including Ernie and Emma, Pelican and Backseat Driver, shorts like “In a Pickle,” and a soon-to-be-announced HBO feature documentary. The state tax incentives include a 25% cash rebate on goods and services and a 20% cash rebate on labor, and the rebates go up slightly for productions filmed outside of the Portland metropolitan area, including in Ashland. There’s no fee to film in Oregon state parks or any sales tax in the state. The local crew base is passionate, and local film schools include Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema program, one of our 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada. Local festivals include the Ashland Independent Film Festival.

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