Gabe survey about economic impact of Maine’s film industry featured on News Center Maine
News Center Maine reported on a survey by the Maine Film Association and the University of Maine School of Economics professor Todd Gabe that shows Maine’s film production industry has driven an annual $64 million economic impact for the state. The survey collected data from the industry’s 2019 revenue, as well as data from the expenses of 128 Maine-based companies in the industry, including freelance. Currently, the industry includes more than 40 production companies, in addition to over 200 freelance filmmakers who are working out of the state of Maine.