The Alaska Film Office has been revived in recent years with some cash from the State Legislature and really wants to entice productions both big and small to film in Alaska. Because of the tax incentives, the movie "Everybody Loves Whales" was shot in locales around the state - it starred Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, etc. I think it comes out sometime in 2012.
The next big Hollywood production is a movie called "The Frozen Ground" and will be shot over the course of month in Alaska. You can read about it here: Anchorage Daily News story. The big name actors are Jon Cusack, Nicolas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens.
The story calls for a couple scenes set in a hospital and guess where the director wants to film? At my workplace! I showed a few of our spaces to the pre-production team last week and yesterday the director came with a crew member to scout it out. It was pretty cool to see their process of picking out areas to set up shots and scenes. So if they decide to go ahead with using our facility for a couple days, we'll have Nicolas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens here on campus and you can bet your booty I'll be down there trying to catch a sneak peek!
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