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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 16-19, 2019 C-3 The Park Record Commission greenlights four film projects in Utah COURTESY OF THE UTAH FILM COMMISSION The second season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” created and executive produced by Tim Federle, has been approved under Utah’s Motion Picture Incentive Program, and will start filming in Feb. 2020 for Disney+. Productions will generate 280 local jobs Submitted by The Utah Film Commission Utah Film Commission today announced the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board approval of four new productions for state film incentives, generating an estimated economic impact of approximately $25.8 million and creating over 280 local jobs. • The second season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” created and executive produced by Tim Federle, has been approved under the Motion Picture Incentive Program with an estimated spend of over $24 million in the state. The highly-anticipated first season of the series recently premiered on Disney+ and production for the second season is already scheduled to resume in Salt Lake City starting Feb. 2020. “We are incredibly excited to Continued from C-2 County is movie friendly lands,” he said. Summit County is also home to talented filmmakers, crew and actors, Mellus said. After a producer or location manager commits to Utah, the Utah Film Commission makes sure their productions can find the equipment, vehicles and accommodations, as well as trained crew and actors, to make the movies, according to Mellus. If an indoor set is needed, the film commission will refer filmmakers to the Utah Film Studios, located in Park City. “The Studios is the only building in the state that was constructed for the sole purpose bring the next chapter of ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ to Disney+,” said Ricky Strauss, president, Content & Marketing, Disney+. “Tim and this talented cast have delivered a first season that is uplifting, funny, touching and relatable across generations. We are confident that the world, like us, will want much more of these characters, incredible songs and moments of joy.” here, in our home state of Utah, with Utah-grown talent, is a dream come true. I am excited to show off all that this state has to offer.” Filming begins this month and the production is estimated to spend approximately $66,000 in state with filming to take place in Davis County. • “All Hallows Day Eve” is a horror feature written and directed by Utah native, Nick Jensen. This production was approved under the Community Film Incentive Program, supporting smaller, local projects. “For us, this project is the culmination of years of hard work and passion,” said Jensen. “To be able to make this project • “Rocketboy” was also approved under the Community Film Incentive Program. It is a documentary feature that chronicles the efforts of Steve Heller and Riley Meik as they prepare for their first commercial rocket launch from Utah-based Sugarhouse Aerospace. “We are so excited to film in Utah,” said Producer Karina Orton. “It’s wonderful to follow groundbreaking stories that take place in Utah, where all of our crew has spent so much time. Having been Utah-based for so long already, we’re also grateful to work with experienced crew we know well.” Directed by Allyse Clegg, the production is estimated to spend approximately $47,000 and will be filming through Spring 2020 in Salt Lake and Utah Counties. of filmmaking,” Mellus said. “And because of its location and size, it has attracted many larger TV and feature film productions.” The production that has made the most impact in the past couple of years is Paramount TV’s “Yellowstone,” which was created by Taylor Sheridan and stars Kevin Costner. “They just wrapped up season three in October, and it’s been one of the most-watched supported cable series last year,” Mellus said. In addition to viewing numbers, having Costner and Sheridan attached to the project helps other filmmakers take an interest in the area, according to Mellus. Last year, an independent feature titled “The Happy Worker,” starring Thomas Hayden Church, shot “pretty exclusively” in the red rocks by Echo and Henefer, Mellus said. “We are looking forward to finding out what the film’s festival run and distribution run will be,” he said. Another independent film, whose working title was “The Werewolf,” was shot in Summit County by Jim Cummings, Mellus said. “Jim broke out with his 2016 Sundance Film Festival short ‘Thunder Road’ that later turned into a feature,” Mellus said. “And ‘The Werewolf’ was shot mostly in and around Coalville. They did a lot of work up there.” The Kamas Valley turned into Le Grande, Oregon, for Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Good Joe Bell,” starring Mark Wahlberg, a few months ago, Mellus said. “Kamas and South Summit High School were the perfect match of what filmmakers were looking for, because they look very similar to the look of Le Grande,” he said. “The high school rallied around the project, and filmmakers were allowed to film in the football field and use their team. I’m looking forward to seeing where the film ends up.” For information about the Utah Film Commission, visit film.utah.gov. • “Wireless,” a narrative feature approved under the Motion Picture Incentive Program is estimated to spend approximately $1.3 million in the state. Starring Tye Sheridan, the production will begin shooting in December around Salt Lake and Weber Counties. 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