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Bay State a bit out of focus

Film projects ebb; state works to lure them

By James H. Burnett III

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 26, 2012

One year ago, as Oscar night arrived with numerous Boston-accented films vying for awards, many were hailing 2010 as a watershed year for moviemaking in the Bay State. Fast forward to tonight’s 84th Academy Awards show and you’ll find few Oscar nominees that can even be linked to Massachusetts . While some think the 2012 Oscars dearth is a bad omen and others insist the state’s film industry has never been better, it appears the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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