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Montana is the perfect place for your production. Take a look at some of the major motion pictures that have chosen Montana:
A River Runs Through It ~ The Horse Whisperer ~ What Dreams May Come ~ Forrest Gump ~ The Patriot ~ Big Eden ~ Broken Arrow ~ Under Siege 2 ~ Return to Lonesome Dove ~ Amazing Grace and Chuck ~ Firefox ~ Continental Divide ~ Always ~ Heaven's Gate ~ Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ~ Little Big Man
For a more complete listing of Features, Commercials, Television, still Shoots and Documentaries that have been filmed in Montana please visit the Montana Film Office.
The Flathead Valley is a friendly, community-centered region. Most people who live here take advantage of the unparalleled recreational environment. More than 80% of Flathead County's 2 million acres are protected by National Parks, federal and state forests and private timber reserves.
The 2004 State of the Rockies Report named Flathead County the most diverse economy in the Rocky Mountain West.
 The Flathead has a talented and a committed workforce.
A surplus of well educated labor- this area has had a long history of high unemployment. There are many more people who want to live here than there are jobs available. This surplus, with the high percent of high school graduates, means high quality, available workers for new businesses.
Advanced communication infrastructure- the Flathead area has looped fiber optics that provide high capacity, broadband capabilities to businesses that require high speed data access. For communications, whatever can be done in a large city, can be done here.
Unparalleled quality of life-people want to live here for the stunning natural environment and wide range of outdoor activities, superior public schools and excellent health care.
Economic Characteristics
Northwest Montana's economy is characterized by diversity, small business size and growth . The 2004 Colorado College State of the Rockies Report named Flathead County as the most diverse economy in the Rocky Mountain West . At the end of the 1990's almost 1,000 more firms were doing business in Flathead County than at the beginning of the decade, according to the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, and more than 15,700 new jobs were created. Capital investment in the Flathead continues to be strong. The area is well on track to close more than $1 billion in residential real estate sales in 2005 in addition to investment in commercial ventures, public spending and infrastructure development.
Vibrancy
Advanced telecommunications infrastructure and transportation is allowing new business opportunities for the Flathead. Workers and business owners are bringing their jobs to the place they want to be. Doing business in Northwest Montana is about making a life and making a living, in a place you want to be, because you can. Entrepreneurial ventures are taking off all over the northwest supported by coaches, mentors and the ACME Angels, a group of private investors committed to innovation and building high value, future business opportunities for the Valley.
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