Film and TV Tax Credits
Done Deal: California Greenlights $750 Million Infusion to Film and TV Tax Credit Program
A bill realizing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitions to enlarge the state’s cap on its incentives program from $330 million a year easily passed the state Assembly and Senate.
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California Lawmaker: Why I Voted “No” On Giving Hollywood $750 Million in Tax Incentives
State Senator Roger Niello, one of two legislators who voted against a proposal to expand the film and TV tax credit, says the multibillion-dollar budget deficit forces choices about priorities.
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Hollywood South? Texas Makes Its Bid With Major Film Incentive Expansion
Texas is slated to give productions $150 million annually across the next decade. The program includes some quirks that will give the film office some say in movies and TV shows that qualify for the cash grant.
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Indie Films Are Increasingly Getting Tax Credits to Shoot in California as Features Flee
But this round of tax credits is headlined by an untitled Netflix title that will get $20 million in filming subsidies.
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L.A.’s Movie and TV Exodus Sparks Insiders to Go Public With Frustration at Film Office
A coalition of workers is calling for “meaningful changes” to nonprofit FilmLA, a go-between for filmmakers and the city, and if those asks aren't met they're looking for its license to not be renewed.
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Hollywood Heavyweights Hound Sacramento for a $750 Million Lifeline
In California's capitol, A-listers delicately push to expedite a bulked-up tax incentive to halt a production exodus.
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L.A. Film Office Warns Production Permits May Be Temporarily Denied Around Protest Areas
As demonstrations over immigration raids continue, FilmLA has advised creatives that areas in and around City Hall and federal buildings near Little Tokyo could be off-limits.
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Hollywood Incentives Bill Passes the CA State Assembly Without $750 Million Specified, For Now
Advocates emphasized the bill’s focus on middle-class jobs, but Assemblymember Carl DeMaio said it represented an ineffective solution that papered over larger state problems.
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Where Did the $750 Million Go? Hollywood Incentive Bill Passes CA Senate Without the Figure, For Now
Supporters believe that the Gov. Gavin Newsom remains committed to doubling the incentive and maintain that as long as his budget plan is passed, the state's entertainment industry shouldn't be worried.
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New Report Portrays California’s Film and TV Production Environment as Uniquely Burdensome and Expensive
A Milken Institute study argues that the state is losing ground to competitors in part due to its high cost of living, a difficult film credit process and a complex permitting system.
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Steven Paul, Architect of Trump Ambassador Plan to Hollywood, Buys Production Facility
Paul said he intends to shoot more of his movies at the L.A. studio rather than overseas.
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L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City
Karen Bass signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at requiring no more than one city staffer on shoots and further opening up icons like the Griffith Observatory and the Central Public Library for filming.
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