Entertainment Industry: Empire Scouting Projects In Michigan
July 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — Empire Film Group, Inc. (OTC: EFGU) is scouting locations for several film and television projects that it has in development and pre-production. The company plans to produce several feature length motion pictures and television projects over the next several years in Michigan. The state is currently offering a 42 percent tax credit incentive for projects that film in Michigan.
Empire is in negotiations with Tri-Vision Pictures and Unity Studios to co-produce the projects in Michigan. Tri-Vision Pictures headed by Alexander Tabrizi has produced several feature films including "The Take" starring John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson and Rosie Perez released by Sony Pictures and "Christmas In Wonderland" starring Patrick Swayze, Carmen Electra and Chris Kattan. Unity Studios of Michigan has developed 50,000 square feet of space for film and entertainment production including two sound stages, productions offices and production support and post production suites in Detroit. Unity Studios is operated by Jimmy Lifton who has owned an internationally distributed record label, produced 13 feature films, and is principal of one of the largest independent post-production audio studios in Los Angeles, Oracle Post. Some of the most famous and familiar TV and film industry giants use Oracle Post including Fox, HBO, NBC, ABC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal, DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, VH1 and MTV.
Empire Film Group, Inc. is a fully-integrated film and television production and distribution company with distribution capabilities to reach theatrical, video, television, video-on-demand and international markets through its wholly owned subsidiary Producers Releasing Organization. Empire Sports Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Empire Film Group set up to develop, acquire, produce, market and distribute sports related entertainment properties in film, television and in various multi media and digital environments.
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