Strong turnout for film & digital media tax credit hearings

Thanks to many members of CT Digital Media, the CT Production Coalition and others, there was a very strong turnout of hundreds of people at the open hearings at the state legislature in Hartford yesterday.  Here's a roundup of articles (all of which note the strong support by both local businesses and individual professionals:

Film, television workers decry tax cap (Greenwich Times) - http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_11770242

Budget could pull red carpet from Connectict (NBC Connecticut) - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29347573/

Lawmakers urged to keep film industry tax credit (Hartford Courant) - http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-xgr-wooinghollywofeb23,0,2673673.story

Filmmakes - Tax cap will drive industry from state (Stamford Advocate) - http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_11762692

Rell gets thumbs down on tax credit (TMCNet) - http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/02/24/4009241.htm