Connecticut Film Organization

Connecticut Film Organization is a leading producer of feature film and multi-media productions in Connecticut.
About
In 2008, Connecticut had nine Oscar nominations, ten Golden Globe nominations, and three Sundance submissions. Two years ago Connecticut passed a 30 percent film and digital media tax credit, which took effect in July 2006, offering the region’s highest overall percentage credit attracting more productions to the state.
Due to the tax incentive program NBC Universal will move talk shows "Jerry Springer," "Maury" and "The Steve Wilkos Show" to Stamford, Connecticut and "Deal or No Deal" to Waterford, Connecticut .
Connecticut Film Organization is a leading provider for the mutli-media productions and feature film production in Connecticut.
Founder
Connecticut Film Organization was founded by Tommy Swanhaus who was formerly a founder and partner of Swan Haus Media, one of the industry's emerging leaders in digital, online and mobile content. At Swan Haus Media the multi-platform series, called “Interns” for the Playboy brand was the first the first successful series on the mobile platform. "Interns" showed what it's like to work at Playboy Enterprises, through the eyes of three interns. This was the first unscripted series and the first made-for-mobile series for Playboy. It drew the attention of national consumer media publications, digital trade outlets, as well as NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “ABC World News Now,” USA Today, Reuters, Newsday, and .
Swanhaus also founded Connecticut Productions and Media Haus Productions the first Connecticut production company focused on short form content such as mobile-sodes and webisodes. Media Haus specializes in Multi-Platform content creation and allocation and the future of the "4th screen" becoming the main screen. It was launched in the early summer of 2009 and also based around the Connecticut 30% tax incentive program. Media Haus recently signed a content partnership deal with Google and YouTube.

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