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Patrick Mulhearn, Celtic Studios (2016)

The Press Club

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2016-11-14

Duration: 00:27:55

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Mulhearn, Patrick | Celtic Media Centre | Film Industry | Tax credits | Floods, 2016

Contributors:

  • Mulhearn, Patrick Speaker

Description

A speech by Patrick Mulhearn before the Baton Rouge Press Club on November 14, 2016. Mulhearn is the executive director of Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. He discusses: the state of the film industry in Louisiana; the state’s film tax credit program; the downturn in productions at Celtic Studios over the last year; their role as an emergency shelter during and after the historic flooding in Baton Rouge in August 2016; Celtic’s new role as an event space; and his hopes to bring in more film and television productions to the studio. He also answers questions from the audience.