Filming in Massachusetts featuring Meg Montagnino-Jarrett

About this episode

Cameron interviews Meg Montagnino-Jarrett about the Massachusetts Film Office and its film incentive programs.

Cameron sits down with Meg Montagnino-Jarrett , Director of the Massachusetts Film Office , to break down how one of the more straightforward incentive programs in the United States works in practice. Previously, Montagnino-Jarrett held the role of Film Liaison for the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts, where she played a pivotal role in developing the region’s film industry. A film producer and media veteran of the motion picture industry, she brings over three decades of experience to her current role. Montagnino-Jarrett joined the Film Office in December 2023 and has since overseen AMC episodic TV The Walking Dead: Dead City (Seasons 2 & 3), Barry Jenkins’ Sorry, Baby , A24’s The Drama and Tony , Apple TV episodic Widow’s Bay , and other current productions. Her impressive credits include iconic films such as Good Will Hunting and The Departed . Montagnino-Jarrett holds a Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University. The conversation focuses on how to think about the program economically and how producers should structure budgets and schedules to qualify without creating problems later. Montagnino-Jarrett walks through the real-world workflow—from registration and spend…

People in this episode

Host: Cameron

Guest: Meg Montagnino-Jarrett

Topics covered

• film incentives
• Massachusetts film industry
• budgeting for film
• production workflow
• film office operations

Keywords

• film incentives
• Massachusetts Film Office
• budget structure
• production workflow
• film industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Massachusetts Film Office, AMC, A24, Apple TV

Books & works: The Walking Dead: Dead City, Sorry, Baby, The Drama and Tony, Widow’s Bay, Good Will Hunting, The Departed

Places: Massachusetts

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