In 2020, Joseph Marconi shot a proof-of-concept short about MMA and equine therapy. Billings was a fit, because it had "fighters and horses," along with the spitfire actress Ireland Moran.
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A look at a man who wrote about Montana, a proposed documentary about a Miles City high school trainer prosecuted for molesting boys, a look at veteran suicide, a film that will use authentic Blackfeet and Shoshone languages and a television series about a ranching family in the Treasure State are among 14 film productions that will share $500,000 in film grants from the Montana Film Office.
Recipients of the Big Sky Film Grant were announced recently by the Montana Department of Commerce. The productions are to film at locations across Montana.
The projects have a total estimated production cost of almost $126 million and it is believed they will spend nearly $72 million in Montana, officials said. Forty-two projects requested more than $5 million in grant dollars this year, with $500,000 available through the grant for fiscal year 2021.
MONTANA - The Montana Film Office awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to 14 films that will be shot on location across the state. The office estimated these projects will spend $72 million in Montana while filming.Â
The projects cover a wide range of themes such as, a documentary about issues tribal women face, a feature film about a Montana MMA fighter and an educational series for children featuring music and animation.Â
They ll be shot all throughout the state, from Hamilton and Missoula to different parts of eastern Montana.Â
These projects don t just create jobs in Montana s growing film industry, but boosts the economy beyond that, Allison Whitmer, Montana film commissioner, said.Â