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Alaska workers earn less than $7,000 in latest 'Deadliest Catch'

The "Time Bandit," seen here in a pre-film subsidy season of Discovery's Deadliest Catch." Alaskan workers made less than $7,000 on season eight of the series, according to the Alaska Film Office.

Alaskans made less than $7,000 working on the latest season of Discovery's "Deadliest Catch," according to paperwork filed by the Alaska Film Office. Out-of-state workers earned $1.3 million.

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Why isn't 'Race to Save Nome' being filmed in Alaska?

"Race to Save Nome," a big-budget mushing tale starring Kurt Russell and Hilary Swank, will begin filming this January in Alberta, the Calgary Herald reports .
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'Frozen Ground' awarded $6.3 million, few new features in view

Despite a 10-year, $200 million extension of the state film subsidy program, this summer has been a slow one for new Alaska film projects.
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Casting call: You, and the person you most want to punch in the face

Most reality shows come to Alaska looking for people working scary jobs, or getting arrested by troopers, or being a Palin. This one just wants to see you fight your dad.

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The formerly "Everybody Loves Whales," - now called "Big Miracle," the first major, modern movie filmed entirely in Alaska is about to hit theaters. The tale of serial killer Robert Hansen, starring John Cusack and Nicolas Cage, filmed in Anchorage this fall. Other major-studio films are considering an Alaska shoot, even as an army of reality TV camera crews continues to prowl the state. Producers credit the state’s fledgling tax incentive program – one of the most generous such public subsidies in the country – with enticing movie-makers to the Last Frontier. How long will the gold rush last? Is the state getting a big enough return on its investment? Welcome to Hollywood, Alaska.

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