How Montana’s Film Industry Helps Boost Main Street Economies

It’s very possible there has been no greater commercial made to promote the state of Montana than Robert Redford’s film "A River Runs Through It." The opening scenes of the movie show sweeping shots of the Paradise Valley and Gallatin Canyon as the narrator says of Montana it is "more touched by wonder and possibility than any I have since known."

Filming movies, television shows and commercials in Montana elevates the awareness about our state and pumps outside dollars in to our stores, hotels, and to industry professionals. In fact, visitors who come to Montana because they saw or heard of Big Sky Country in films or TV spent $25 million in our communities last year.

Montana Film Office: http://www.montanafilm.com/

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