Dominican Republic bows film commission

Tobago has released a movie commission, tapping Ellis Perez as director general of cinematography.Move is targeted at spurring development in film and TV production -- a possible $375 million industry with the potential of supplying jobs for many 24,000 local talent and crew.The film commission's efforts is going to be buttressed by the development of a tax credit as high as 25% for movies and TV skeins shot in tobago.Whilst less generous as Puerto Rico's 40% tax credit, tobago will end up more competitive when the Pinewood Indomina Galleries begins procedures at the begining of 2012. Studio is really a partnership between your U.K.'s Pinewood Galleries and U.S.-Dominican Republic-based film and TV company the Indomina Group.Perez is looking to sign co-production pacts with Canada and France soon.His appointment was introduced Saturday in Hollywood in the inauguration of tobago consular offices with Consul General Celeste Jimenez and Rafael Alburqueque, v . p . of tobago, attending. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com