What started as an email in Mayor Kevin Cotton’s inbox, turned areas like Hopkins and Daviess counties into shooting locations for several movie productions. The email came from the organization’s co-commissioners looking to expand the film commission further west.
City leaders say this is the opportunity to bring Hollywood to Kentucky. Governor Beshear says this is not the first time this has been attempted and the previous iteration did not set the best examples.
“We had a period of time where it went away and we reset,” Governor Beshear said. “Now we’re booming and we’ve got to make sure that when we give out those incentives that we’re getting more coming into Kentucky in that economic activity.
The governor said this also serves as an opportunity for the state to come together in workforce development.
“It’s generating 20,000 plus jobs at different times,” Governor Beshear said. “And this is to make sure that Western Kentucky is a big part of it.
Eyewitness News was shown an official trailer for “A Christmas Pitch” which was shot in Madisonville as well as downtown Owensboro. City leaders say there is more to come with the film commission.
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