Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Monday
headed the ribbon cutting for a gigantic water tank to film movies underwater,
at Pinewood Indomina Studios in Juan Dolio, San Pedro (east).
Medina toured the facilities of the state-of-the art studios, where the world’s
second largest film production tank is now operational.
Felipe Vicini, of studio owner Vicini Group, stressed the country’s legal security
for investment and the World Bank’s US$20 million stake in the project.
“The Water Tank is the world’s second largest and these facilities count with the
latest technology and engineering. What for many is no longer a dream starts
operating today and starts to become reality,” he said, adding that boost the film
industry’s development and create more than 10,000 jobs in the next five years.”
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