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Diner Featured in Movie “Friday the 13th” For Sale
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Diner Featured in Movie “Friday the 13th” For Sale

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Blairstown NJ, are you a horror movie buff? You can live out your very own spooky “Friday the 13th” fantasy at the Blairstown Diner. The Blairstown Diner is listed for sale at $675,000, this diner is located in the heart of Blairstown and was made famous for being featured...

Film Production in New Jersey Once Again Smashes Record
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Film Production in New Jersey Once Again Smashes Record

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission announced today that overall in-state production spending from filmmaking exceeded $650 million dollars in 2022, besting the previous record of $500 million set for 2021. The announcement came at the outset of a series of meetings in...

Netflix Announces Plans to Build State-of-the-Art East Coast Production Facility at Fort Monmouth
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Netflix Announces Plans to Build State-of-the-Art East Coast Production Facility at Fort Monmouth

1,500+ Permanent Jobs and Nearly $1 Billion of Planned Capital Investment in Monmouth County the staff of the Ridgewood blog Trenton NJ,  Netflix announced that the entertainment company will develop a state-of-the-art East Coast production facility on the former Fort Monmouth campus in Monmouth County, transforming a property that has been largely vacant for more than...

New Jersey Film and Television Industry Shattered Records in 2021
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New Jersey Film and Television Industry Shattered Records in 2021

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Westwood NJ, Film and television production in New Jersey shattered all previous records in 2021, with the industry spending more than a half of a billion dollars in the state and creating more than 5,500 jobs. The annual report released by the state’s Film and Television Commission this month shows...

Amazon Plans to Invest Over $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters
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Amazon Plans to Invest Over $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Philadelphia Pa, Amazon plans to spend more than $1 billion a year to produce movies that it will release in theaters. It aims to make between 12 to 15 movies every year for theatrical release. US movie ticket sales have dropped by more than 33% since 2019, a year...

Applications Available for Film Production Companies Establishing New facilities in New Jersey
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Applications Available for Film Production Companies Establishing New facilities in New Jersey

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Trenton NJ, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) opened applications today for film production facilities seeking a designation that will facilitate their access to a pool of tax credits designed to encourage the development of large, long-term film production facilities in the state. Under the New Jersey Film and Digital Media...

What is Wefunder or Equity Crowdfunding
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What is Wefunder or Equity Crowdfunding

Today April 5th 115pm We help everyone invest as little as $100 in the startups they love.  You can think of us like “Kickstarter for investing”. Unlike Kickstarter, you are not buying a product or donating to an artist. Instead, you are investing in a business with the hope of earning a return on your...

Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Film Production Tax Credit Program to Further Incentivize Media Projects in New Jersey
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Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Film Production Tax Credit Program to Further Incentivize Media Projects in New Jersey

Trenton NJ, in an effort to further incentivize movie, television and other digital media projects to come to New Jersey, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, William Spearman and Raj Mukherji would expand the state’s film and digital media content production tax credit program. The legislation passed the full Assembly and Senate on Monday,...