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Fall 2021
CONTRIBUTORS
Shaun O'Banion
Shaun O'Banion is a
Gotham Award-winning
producer currently living
and working in Prague,
Czech Republic. He has
written articles for
MovieMaker Magazine,
Filmmaker Magazine,
and is
a regular contributor on
Stage32.com
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AND RURAL LOCATIONS
JUST MINUTES APART.
Only four-and-a-half hours from
Manhattan, you'll fi nd a location that
is fi lm-friendly, welcoming,
safe and aff ordable.
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city with unparalleled concierge-like
services for your fi lm, TV,
and commercial projects.
Qualifi ed production facilities/
sound stages, experienced crews,
infrastructure, and local incentives
exclusive to Central New York.
*Up to 5% additional local grant for
cast & crew diversifi cation.
SAFE, WELCOMING,
AFFORDABLE.
Eric Vinal,
Vice President of Film,
TV & Entertainment
evinal@visitsyracuse.com
www.gotosyracuse.com/fi lm
©2021 FILM SYR
40
%
NYS POST-
PRODUCTION
TAX CREDIT
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5
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NYS
PRODUCTION
TAX CREDIT
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LOCAL
GRANT*
Nancy Mills
Nancy Mills is a freelance
entertainment writer whose
work has appeared in dozens
of magazines and newspapers,
USA Today, USA Weekend
magazine, Entertainment
Weekly, Us Weekly, People,
Cosmopolitan, Elle, The Costco
Connection, Los Angeles
Times, Chicago Tribune, New
York Daily News, The Guardian,
International Herald Tribune
and The New York Times
Syndicate.
Over the years,
she has visited hundreds of
TV and fi lm locations around
the world. She is a graduate of
Cornell University.
Dan Connolly/LMGI
UK-based Dan Connolly has worked in
locations for more than 23 years, starting at
the very bottom as a runner. An active location
manager for 20 of those years, he works
across formats in television, features and
commercials. His credits include
Transformers:
The Last Knight, Morbius, Devs, War Machine
and Phantom Thread. He also worked as an in-
house LM and advisor for the Abu Dhabi Film
Commission during a boom period for that
region (
Fast & Furious 7, Star Wars).
An LMGI Board member and a member of
the UK Film & Broadcast union BECTU as
a Location Branch Committee member,
Connolly is also an active member on the
LMGI Coff ee Tuesdays Committee. He looks
forward to what the next 20 years hold in the
Location Department.
Alison A. Taylor/LMGI
Alison has worked in Locations for 22
years and has been a proud member of
the Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 for
21. Joining the LMGI in 2014, she has
served multiple terms on its Board of
Directors, currently as the Guild's
Second Vice President. She also chairs
the LMGI's BIPOC Outreach Promotion
and Advancement subcommittee with
the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
committee.
Alison's credits,
Amistad, Training Day,
The Soloist, Alias, Southland, Straight
Outta Compton, The Purge – Election
Year, A Wrinkle in Time
and most
recently, the Emmy and LMGI Award
nominated Limited Series
The
Underground Railroad.
