Archive for March, 2010

Spread the word!

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Last month the new Arizona Motion Picture Tax Incentive bill, SB1409,
passed a Senate Commerce Committee hearing 7 to 1. Next week will be
the real test. SB1409 moves to the Senate Floor where it will be voted
on. If the bill doesn’t pass, Arizona has absolutely no chance of
competing with New Mexico, Louisiana, Georgia or any of the other
states with wildly successful film incentive programs (for evidence
see articles below).

To insure that the bill passes, we need you to contact your Senators
no later than Tuesday, March 9th. Ask them to support SB1409, and
tell them why you, personally, believe there are economic benefits to
having the film industry in our state.

You can find out who your Senator is here: http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp

You can find their contact information here: http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp

If you e-mail them, make sure your street address is prominent.

April meeting features stuntman Jack Young

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

IFASA is honored to welcome veteran stuntman Jack Young as the guest speaker at our next meeting.  The April IFASA meeting is on Monday, 5 April, at 6:00 PM at the Main Library, Catalina Meeting Room (2nd floor and go left), 101 N. Stone.  Parking in the underground garage is free after 5:00 PM.  It will be a very interesting and informative meeting.  Everyone is welcome.

“Black Jack” Young was a stuntman in over 70 films (mainly westerns) from the The Street with No Name in 1948 to Rio Lobo in 1970.  He worked with legends such as John Wayne, Clark Gable, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, and Hal Needham.  He was a big part of Old Tucson’s glory days.  For more info, check out his IMDb page (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949636/) and this article in the Tucson Weekly (http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-cinematic-life-of-black-jack-young/Content?oid=1068243).

Please join us for this rare treat.