CAMDEN COUNTY BREAKS INTO SHOW BUSINESS
Camden County Breaks Into Show Business
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CAMDEN, NJ — Camden County thinks it’s got star quality.
To capitalize on its photogenic venues and people – and attract more business opportunities and jobs – Camden and Gloucester counties have teamed up to pitch themselves to film and television production companies.
The neighboring counties have launched the South Jersey Film Cooperative. They hope to entice movie and TV executives, producers and independent filmmakers to use local venues as on-camera backdrops and get jobs for residents and businesses in upcoming TV shows, movies and documentaries.
“We are always looking for innovative ways to bring new employment and economic opportunities into Camden County. Our South Jersey Film Cooperative is another way to accomplish that mission,” said county Commission Director Louis Cappelli Jr. He calls the new cooperative “one-stop shopping” for the TV and movie industry.
Communities in Camden and Gloucester counties have a variety of main streets, urban areas, dense forests and manicured parks, historic sites, sprawling farms and more, Cappelli said.
“Camden County has unique geography that can serve as settings for a variety of film projects. Whether it’s an urban backdrop or a rural terrain in the Pine Barrens, Camden County has so much to offer,” Cappelli said.
Currently filming in Garden State are episodes of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and “The Equalizer;” Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga;” and the FX miniseries “Retreat.” Also filming are movies like “Isle of the Dead,” “Knock At The Cabin Door;” and “The Untenable,” according to the NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission.
None are being filmed in Camden or Gloucester counties, but Capelli says “we want to change.”
By: Tony Gallotto
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