LANSING – Three projects expected to generate nearly 100 jobs and more than $3.7 million in the state have been approved for film incentives by the Michigan Film Office, and all three projects will be produced by Exxodus Pictures Studio in downtown Detroit.

“The announcement of a Detroit-based production company making a series of feature films that will hire local crew and highlight locations throughout Michigan is a perfect example of how this program supports the film industry in our state,” Michigan Film Office Director Jenell Leonard said in a statement.

“My Soul to Keep” will film in various locations, including Detroit, South Lyon, West Bloomfield and Utica. The film is about a nine year-old child who is terrified of his basement and the evil he thinks is lurking there. It was awarded an incentive of $210,483 on $601,380 of projected in-state expenditures and expects to hire 21 Michigan workers with a full-time equivalent of two jobs.

“Swish Master” is also expected to film in various locations throughout metro Detroit and is about a boy who unleashes black magic to stop the bullying he is experiencing at his school but then realizes he may not be in control of the magic after all. It was awarded an incentive of $272,134 on $777,525 of projected in-state expenditures and expects to hire 25 Michigan workers with the full-time equivalent of three jobs.

And “Golem,” set during World War II, expects to film in locations throughout the Upper Peninsula. The story centers around Adina Akhaven, who witnesses the annihilation of her village by Nazi soldiers who are later decimated by an “otherworldly beast.” Adina teams up with another character to investigate the disappearance but must keep her identity a secret. The project was awarded an incentive of $835,360 on $2,386,742 of projected in-state expenditures and expects to hire 53 Michigan workers with a full-time equivalent of 15 jobs.

These are the first three projects approved in the 2014-15 fiscal year with a cumulative of $1,317,977 in incentives being awarded on $3,765,647 of approved production expenditures for the year. They are expected to create 99 hires with a full-time equivalent of 20 jobs, the Film Office said.