FSU signs deal with studio

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<p>Great for the film school…

Florida State University is partnering with a new digital production studio planned for St. Lucie County – one that passed on Sarasota as a potential site.</p>

<p>FSU’s College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts announced Wednesday that it has signed a letter of intent with John Textor, chairman of Wyndcrest Holdings LLC.</p>

<p>A Wyndcrest affiliate has been awarded a state economic development grant to build the digital studio that is expected to create as many as 500 jobs.</p>

<p>The film school’s dean, Frank Patterson, said the studio’s innovative technologies and story telling techniques are in line with Florida State’s educational goals.</p>

<p>The city of Port St. Lucie is laying out at least $10 million for the studio. Local governments would build a 150,000-square-foot studio for the project proposed by Textor, co-chairman of California’s Digital Domain</p>

<p>The package that Sarasota offered included $12 million plus up to 20 acres of free land.

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