Commentary: Alaska, at long last, to offer film incentives

June 11, 2008 The legislation was a year in the making -- a year to the day when members of the Alaska Film Group first met with the governor to discuss the issue. The group was tired of seeing movies set in the state shoot elsewhere, including "The Guardian," the Kevin Costner Coast Guard movie set in Kodiak but shot in Louisiana; Christopher Nolan's "Insomnia," set in the state but shot in British Columbia; and "30 Days of Night," set in the town of Barrow but filmed in New Zealand. The plight didn't go unnoticed by state Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage), who did notice a shoot for a Disney movie called The Proposal: Some Hollywood folks came here for a day or two and shot exterior.

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