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Eight Winning Productions Participated in the New York State Film Production Tax Credit Program   Productions Generated More Than $392 Million in NY Spending; Created More Than 19,300 New Hires Across the State      Empire State Development (ESD) today congratulated 14 New York-based productions that received 36 awards at the 2019 71st Annual Primetime and Creative Emmy Awards. Of the winning productions, eight participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program, garnering 26 awards and generating more than $392 million in spending and 19,300 new hires statewide.   Empire State Development Acting Commissioner and President & CEO-designate Eric Gertler said, “Film and TV productions are an economic engine for New York, investing millions of dollars locally and hiring tens of thousands of workers every year. Congratulations to this year’s New York-based Emmy winners on their accomplishments, and sincere thanks for choosing our state, where the talented people, iconic backdrops and energy are assets for the entertainment industry.  We hope more productions will consider New York State as the obvious site for filming in the future.”   The New York State Film Production and Post-Production Tax Credit Programs attract award-winning television series, which both film and complete post-production in New York State. Television production has increased exponentially across the state, spurring infrastructure investments that will continue to impact the state’s economy for years to come. The state is currently home to 114 Qualified Production Facilities (QPFs) and each major studio has expanded. Since 2011, 648 television productions have applied for the New York State Film Tax Credit Program, generating more than $21.4 billion in local spending and creating more than 1.23 million new hires.   The following is a list of the New York-based 2019 Emmy Award Winners.   ** Did not participate in the New York State Tax Credit but was produced or completed post-production in New York.   Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series  Saturday Night Live • Host: Adam Sandler • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video  Don Roy King, Directed by    Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series  Pose • FX Networks • Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions  Billy Porter as Pray Tell    Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie  When They See Us • Netflix • Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Harpo Films, Array Filmworks  Jharrel Jerome as Korey Wise    Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie  Fosse/Verdon • FX Networks • Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions  Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon   Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman    Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson    Outstanding Variety Talk Series  **Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television    Outstanding Variety Sketch Series  Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video    Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series  Succession • Nobody Is Ever Missing • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Project Zeus and Gary Sanchez Productions  Jesse Armstrong, Written by    Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series  **Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television  Dan Gurewitch, Senior Writer  Jeff Maurer, Senior Writer  Jill Twiss, Senior Writer  Juli Weiner, Senior Writer  Tim Carvell, Written by  Raquel D'Apice, Written by  Josh Gondelman, Written by  Daniel O'Brien, Written by  John Oliver, Written by  Owen Parsons, Written by  Charlie Redd, Written by  Joanna Rothkopf, Written by  Ben Silva, Written by  Seena Vali, Written by    Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)  Russian Doll • Nothing In This World Is Easy • Netflix • Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper KiteProductions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A  Michael Bricker, Production Designer  John Cox, Art Director  Jessica Petruccelli, Set Decorator    Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Competition Series  Saturday Night Live • Host: John Mulaney • Host: Emma Stone • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video  Eugene Lee, Production Designer  Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer  Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer    Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special  When They See Us • Netflix • Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Harpo Films, Array Filmworks  Aisha Coley, CSA, Casting by  Billy Hopkins, Location Casting  Ashley Ingram, Location Casting    Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)  Russian Doll • Ariadne • Netflix • Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A  Chris Teague, Director of Photography    Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour)  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Simone • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography    Outstanding Period Costumes  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • We're Going To The Catskills! • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer  Marina Reti, Assistant Costume Designer  Tim McKelvey, Costume Supervisor    Outstanding Contemporary Costumes  Russian Doll • Superiority Complex • Netflix • Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A  Jennifer Rogien, Costume Designer  Charlotte Svenson, Assistant Costume Designer  Melissa Stanton, Costume Supervisor    Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special  **Springsteen On Broadway • Netflix • Thrill Hill Productions, Inc.   Thom Zimny, Directed by    Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming  **Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • The Wax & The Furious (segment) • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television  Ryan Barger, Editor    Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • We're Going To The Catskills! • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Jerry DeCarlo, Department Head Hairstylist  Jon Jordan, Key Hairstylist  Peg Schierholz, Personal Hairstylist  Christine Cantrell, Hairstylist    Outstanding Hairstyling For A Limited Series Or Movie  Fosse/Verdon • FX Networks • Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions  Christopher Fulton, Department Head Hairstylist  Christen Edwards, Key Hairstylist  Nicole Bridgeford, Personal Hairstylist  Christine Cantrell, Hairstylist  Charlene Belmond, Additional Hairstylist    Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series  Saturday Night Live • Host: John Mulaney • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video  Richard McGuinness, Lighting Director  Geoffrey Amoral, Lighting Director  William McGuinness, Lighting Director  Trevor Brown, Lighting Director  Tim Stasse, Lighting Director    Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)  Saturday Night Live • Host: Adam Sandler • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video  Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist  Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist  Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist  Rachel Pagani, Additional Makeup Artist  Sarah Egan, Makeup Artist  Young Beck, Makeup Artist    Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)  Fosse/Verdon • FX Networks • Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions  Debbie Zoller, Department Head Makeup Artist  Blair Aycock, Co-Department Head Makeup Artist  Dave Presto, Key Makeup Artist  Sherri Laurence, Makeup Artist  Nicky Pattison Illum, Makeup Artist  Jackie Risotto, Personal Makeup Artist   Outstanding Music Direction  Fosse/Verdon • Life Is A Cabaret • FX Networks • Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions  Alex Lacamoire, Music Direction by    Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music  Succession • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Project Zeus and Gary Sanchez Productions  Nicholas Britell, Theme by    Outstanding Music Supervision  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • We're Going To The Catskills! • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Robin Urdang, Music Supervisor  Amy Sherman-Palladino, Music Supervisor  Daniel Palladino, Music Supervisor    Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • All Alone • Prime Video • Amazon Studios   Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce    Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Vote For Kennedy, Vote For Kennedy • Prime Video • Amazon Studios  Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon    Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series  **Creating Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video  Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer  Oz Rodriguez, Co-Executive Producer  Chris Voss, Co-Executive Producer  Matt Yonks, Co-Executive Producer  Michael Scogin, Supervising Producer  Erin Doyle, Producer    Outstanding Children's Program  **When You Wish Upon A Pickle: A Sesame Street Special • HBO • Sesame Street Workshop  Brown Johnson, Executive Producer  Benjamin Lehmann, Executive Producer  Ken Scarborough, Executive Producer  Mindy Fila, Producer  Karyn Leibovich, Producer  Stephanie Longardo, Producer    Outstanding Informational Series Or Special  **Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown • CNN • CNN Original Series, Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.  Anthony Bourdain, Executive Producer  Christopher Collins, Executive Producer  Lydia Tenaglia, Executive Producer  Sandra Zweig, Executive Producer  Jared Andrukanis, Co-Executive Producer  Michael Steed, Producer  Jonathan Cianfrani, Producer    Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking  **RBG • CNN • CNN Films, Storyville Films  Julie Cohen, Produced by  Betsy West, Produced by  Amy Entelis, Executive Producer  Courtney Sexton, Executive Producer    Outstanding Motion Design  Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj  Michelle Higa Fox, Creative Director  Jorge L. Peschiera. Creative Director  Yussef Cole, Head of Animation  Brandon Sugiyama, Lead Animator  Paris Glickman, Lead Animator    Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series  **Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Psychics • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television  Dave Saretsky, Technical Director  August Yuson, Senior Video Control  John Harrison, Camera  Dante Pagano, Camera  Jake Hoover, Camera  Phil Salanto, Camera    Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program  **Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown • Kenya • CNN • CNN Original Series, Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.   Anthony Bourdain, Written by    About the Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development   The New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development, a division of Empire State Development, offers film, television and commercial productions and post production tax credits for qualified expenditures in New York State. The office also serves as a liaison between production companies and city and local governments, state agencies, a network of statewide contacts, local film offices and professional location scouts and managers. For more information on filming in New York State or the Film Production and Post Production Tax Credit Programs, please visit https://esd.ny.gov/industries/tv-and-film.   About Empire State Development   Empire State Development (ESD) is New York’s chief economic development agency (www.esd.ny.gov). The mission of ESD is to promote a vigorous and growing economy, encourage the creation of new job and economic opportunities, increase revenues to the State and its municipalities, and achieve stable and diversified local economies. Through the use of loans, grants, tax credits and other forms of financial assistance, ESD strives to enhance private business investment and growth to spur job creation and support prosperous communities across New York State. ESD is also the primary administrative agency overseeing Governor Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Councils and the marketing of “I LOVE NEW YORK,” the State’s iconic tourism brand. For more information on Regional Councils and Empire State Development, visit www.regionalcouncils.ny.gov and www.esd.ny.gov.  Contact:  Adam Kilduff | [email protected] | (212) 803-3744 ESD Press Office | [email protected] | (800) 260-7313

Community Organizations and Private Developers Encouraged to Apply for Funding to Invest in the Revitalization of Buffalo Map of Target Investment Areas, Including New Areas Broadway and Main Street Here Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the application period is now open for Round 4 of the $40 million Better Buffalo Fund.  The Better Buffalo Fund is dedicated to projects that revitalize neighborhood commercial districts and encourage density and growth along transportation corridors.  For Round 4, the geography for the Fund has been extended to include Broadway (between Cedar and Mortimer Streets) and Main Street (between Mohawk and Seneca Streets).  "Our investments in Buffalo and Western New York have paid off for these communities, but we're not done yet," Governor Cuomo said. "We're launching another round of the Better Buffalo Fund to support the revitalization of neighborhoods, improve commuter access to transit stops and walkable areas, and help ensure the resurgence and economic progress in Western New York continues." "As a Western New Yorker, I have seen firsthand the investment in community development and transportation corridors supported by the Better Buffalo Fund," Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul said. "Our economic development strategy across the state has been focused on creating neighborhood-driven solutions to define the future of New York. This latest round continues the progress that has resulted in dozens of projects completed or underway thanks to targeted investment across the City of Buffalo." Read the full press release here. 

State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Sherrill Expands Commercial Production in the State Retains 500 Jobs and Creates 52 New Jobs in the Mohawk Valley Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of Briggs & Stratton Corporation's newest commercial products manufacturing facility in Sherrill, Oneida County. Because of the company's commercial market growth, Briggs & Stratton needed a larger facility for production of its Ferris and Snapper Pro brand mowers, originally manufactured in Munnsville, Madison County. This new facility in the Sherrill Industrial Park will accommodate this continued growth into the future and will nearly double the production capacity for Ferris, Snapper, Snapper Pro, Simplicity and some Billy Goat products. "New York is committed to ensuring that good-paying jobs remain in our Upstate communities," Governor Cuomo said. "By investing in Briggs & Stratton's expansion, we are helping this successful world-renowned business expand, resulting in the creation of more jobs that are building on the positive progress we continue to see in the Mohawk Valley." "We are focused on growing the manufacturing industry in the state and creating good paying jobs for residents," Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul said. "The Briggs & Stratton manufacturing facility will expand commercial production and create 52 new jobs while retaining 500. This new facility will support future growth of the company and create new opportunities in Sherrill and Oneida County. The project is part of our overall efforts to attract and retain businesses, strengthen the economy, and build on the upward momentum in the Mohawk Valley region." Read the full press release here.