What's the future for moviemaking out at Old Tucson now that the state's film incentives are about to kick in? PatParrisTV spoke with the park's leaseholders about plans to expand its movie sets .
TUCSON, Ariz. — They continue to make plans for expanding—even adding another street and row of buildings—for filmmakers.
He says they're already hearing from filmmakers who say they're ready produce movies here in southern Arizona. "They are calling, Pat. You know it's nice to see that over the last 30 to 45 days the call volume has jumped," Harper told me."People who want to come out and do location scouts and to look at what we have available, and potential opportunities."
"To make sure people come to the state of Arizona to film, to get the jobs, to have the economic impact," said Harper.
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