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								<h2 class="h3"><a href="https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/02/alabama-film-industry-set-for-blockbuster-year-after-record-2019/">Alabama film industry set for blockbuster year after record 2019</a></h2>
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								<p>The cameras are rolling on a golden period for film activity in Alabama, which is generating a record level of production expenditures...</p>
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								<p>Building on a record-setting year for film projects in Alabama, the stage appears set for a sequel, with a string of movie...</p>
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								<p>Moviegoers are getting their first look at a World War II epic filmed in Alabama. The first official trailer for “USS Indianapolis:</p>
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						<p>As young filmmakers, Jon and Andy Erwin dreamed of moving to Los Angles to start a career in movies, but with the success of their first feature film, “October Baby,” filmed mainly in Mobile, the Birmingham-based brothers realized they did not have to move...</p>
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						<p>Premiering at the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival this Saturday, the documentary “Alabama the Beautiful” showcases six Alabama artisans, offering a glimpse into the revival of Southern makers that’s bringing creativity to cities and small towns across the state. The film’s director, 22-year-old Corey Carpenter,</p>
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						<p>MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The director of Alabama’s Film Office hopes the state’s growing film industry will receive a boost from the critically acclaimed “Selma,” which was partially shot in Alabama last year. “Selma,” which depicts pivotal moments in the 1960’s Civil Rights movement led...</p>
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						<p>MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Coming off a record year for movie and television production activity, Alabama is preparing for its role in the filming of “Selma,” a major motion picture focusing on Dr. Martin Luther King’s epic struggle to secure voting rights. The Alabama Film...</p>
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						<p>MONTGOMERY, Alabama – It’s a big week for Alabama actor Grayson Russell and the star-studded cast of Space Warriors, a movie shot at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville that again puts the Alabama film industry in the spotlight. On Thursday evening...</p>
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