Bill Could Entice Film Production To Utah With Economic Incentives (kpcw.org)
After three seasons of the popular cable-TV series Yellowstone, production left Utah for Montana. However, a new bill could incentivize film studios to move to Utah.
The move to Montana directly affected Summit and Wasatch Counties.
In an interview with KPCW, Utah Film Commission Executive Director Virginia Pearce said both counties tend to see a similar amount of activity because of their proximity.
“Over the past three years, there have been about 150 film permits issued in those areas,” Pearce said. “And obviously, some very iconic productions, Yellowstone – all three seasons – Wind River, Hereditary, Wolf of Snow Hollow – that just came out last year.”
Pearce said production during season two of Yellowstone -which is a good indication of all three seasons- brought in about $40 million dollars to the area. Of that money $15 million went to wages of around 400 jobs during their nine months of production.
By: Jessica Lowell
