Film and TV Tax Credits
Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Boost Hollywood Isn’t Enough. Here’s What Could Help (Guest Column)
The Governor's proposal to double the state's tax incentive program to $750 million is neither competitive nor comprehensive enough to discourage projects from relocating. And it ignores unscripted television right now.
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What’s Hollywood Without Cameras Rolling? Gavin Newsom’s Plan May Need More to Halt Exodus
The governor seeks to double film and television incentives to $750 million a year in a first step to stop the flight of studio projects.
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Alarming Production Drop Spurs Gavin Newsom to Propose Doubling Tax Credits to Hollywood
The governor wants to increase incentives to film and television to $750 million a year. Further changes may be on the way as the migration of production from the state borders on an exodus.
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Why Los Angeles Is Becoming a Production Graveyard
As the number of movie and TV shoots approaches historic lows, insiders are lobbying for fewer restrictions to help bolster Hollywood’s place in the city it calls home.
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Judd Apatow Concerned About “Heartbreaking” Decline of Film and TV Production in California
The man who has made the majority of his movies in California opens up on the emotional reaction to seeing so many film and TV productions leave the state, or the country: "There's a lot of Prague for New York happening right now."
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Los Angeles Film and TV Production Approaches Historically Low Levels
Amid the decline, some industry observers are calling for an expansion of the California film and TV tax credit program to compete with other countries and states beefing up their incentives to lure Hollywood dollars.
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A Few Ways to Prevent Los Angeles From Becoming a Production Ghost Town (Guest Column)
In an effort to reckon with film and TV projects leaving, a producer proposes a list of (sometimes radical) ways to try to lower the cost of shooting locally.
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Sable Ranch, 400-Acre Studio Filming Location, Goes On the Market
The Santa Clarita Valley movie and TV lot, which had been damaged during a 2016 fire, is put up for sale for the first time in five decades.
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Ireland Boosts Local Film and TV Production With New Tax Incentive
The targeted approach aims to boost the Irish film scene, which is having a moment with buzzy features like 'Small Things Like These' and Gaelic rap comedy 'Kneecap.'
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Says She Met With Bob Iger About Bringing More Production to the State: “Forget About Georgia”
Hochul added that she is “going to look” at ways to improve the state’s tax incentive program.
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‘Suits: L.A.’ Nabs California Tax Credits to Relocate from Vancouver
Competing states and countries have steadily been beefing up their tax incentive programs in bids to score Hollywood money.
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Italy Wants Hollywood to Tell More Italian Stories
Reforms to the country's tax credit are intended to push international producers to make more Italian-focused films and TV series using local talent.
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