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the only high school in the world with motion picture studio on campus.The Travel Channel will air America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions sometime before October 31, 2008. For X-Scream Halloween datesand show times please visit: www.xscreamhalloween.com.For more information contact:Greg Hauptner561-386-6275www.gstarschool.orgwww.gstarstudios.comFLORIDA ARTICLES OF INTEREST:TAMPA VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY STARTS THE COUNTDOWN FOR SPACE RACE DOCUMENTARYLive-PR.com © Oct 7, 2008Tampa video production company CMR Studios is producing a documentary series in Ultra HD that will be the first to explore the historiclocations at the starting line of the space race and compare well known archive footage with present day.FOR 'SEX DRIVE,' DIRECTOR TURNED TO SOUTH FLORIDAPalm Beach Post, FL© Oct 18, 2008Director Sean Anders had a dilemma: He needed a place that could stand in for summery suburban Chicago, Indiana's Amish country andKnoxville, Tenn., in the middle of winter. So, of course, he came to Palm Beach County.WINTER HAVEN NATIVE FINDING SUCCESS IN LAND OF FILMSNews Chief, FL © Oct 23, 2008It's not often that a homegrown local boy makes it to the land of "Lights, camera, action," but that's exactly what Winter Haven nativeMichael May has done.NBC UNIVERSAL TO CUT SPENDING AMID ECONOMIC DOWNTURNLos Angeles Times © Oct 18, 2008NBC Universal's Spanish-language television division, Telemundo, said this week that it would cut its workforce by 5% as it anticipates aslowdown in advertising.TALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESERVE OFFICER CO-PRODUCES A&E REALITY SHOWTallahassee Democrat, FL © Oct 19, 2008With 22 years of experience, including work with the Tallahassee Police Department, "rookie" would be the last word to describe RoyBedard. But "Rookies" is the name of the new reality series he's helping to produce, and it debuts tonight.FAU HOSTS ECUADOREAN FILM SERIES THROUGH NOV. 5Sun-Sentinel.com © Oct 22, 2008Beginning tonight, Florida Atlantic University will host a series of Ecuadorean films each Wednesday through Nov. 5.FLORIDA MEDIA MARKET'S 3RD ANNUAL GLOBAL FILM & MEDIA CONFERENCEEarthtimes © Oct 22, 2008Miami Beach Rolls out the Red Carpet for a High-Profile List of Stars and Executives Confirmed as Speakers, Companies & Buyers for thisUpcoming Mega-Event.ARTICLES ABOUT THE COMPETITION:THE WORK OF PLAYLos Angeles Times, CA © Oct 19, 2008Nurtured by California know-how and creativity, the video game industry has become a prolific generator of jobs and wealth for the state.STATES VIE OVER TAX RELIEFVariety © Oct 17, 2008Over the past two years, a growing number of states have been engaging in a game of one-upsmanship by offering increasingly generousincentives to lure productions to shoot on their home turf. But that frenzy may be cooling as the souring economy pressures state budgets.PROPOSED LEGISLATION BILLED AS MEANS OF LURING FILM INDUSTRY INTO STATEThe Plain Dealer, OH © Oct 17, 2008Ivan Schwarz, who as executive director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission remains a force behind the bill, says incentives arenecessary if Ohio is to gain a slice of the $60 billion film industry.CAMERAS ROLL IN KALAMAZOOKalamazoo Gazette, MI © Oct 18, 2008The development is significant because it is believed to be the first time a movie crew has shot in Kalamazoo exclusively because of the