Film and TV Tax Credits
Warner Bros.’ Big Spending Plans for a Nevada Studio Lot Complex Take Step Back
The studio confirms it is no longer working with Birtcher Development on the 34-acre site that would feature film and television soundstages and an $8.5 billion production spend.
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German Industry Gets Early Xmas Present as New Film Subsidy Law Comes in Under the Wire
German politicians approved a new film funding law just in time, avoiding a shutdown in the industry, but the legislation is less progressive than many had hoped.
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British Columbia Boosts Film Tax Credit as Battle for Hollywood Projects Grows
The tax rebate for foreign projects shot locally will jump from to 36 percent and follows California's Governor promising to double tax credits to keep Los Angeles producers at home.
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Hollywood’s Double Strikes Hit Film, TV Production in Canada Hard
The latest data from local indie producers points to budget expenditures by major studios and streamers plunging 26 percent in 2023-24, back to pre-pandemic levels.
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As Movies and Shows Leave California, New Coalition Forms to Keep Production In State
The group, comprised of 33 businesses and organizations, is looking to push the narrative that voters in the state also care about keeping the motion picture industry filming in Hollywood.
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‘Bad Monkey’ Nabs $20M In California Tax Credits to Relocate from Florida
As productions increasingly opt to shoot outside of California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed vastly increasing the cap on tax credits for film and TV shows.
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One Big Way Trump Tariffs May Upend Hollywood Production
A threat of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican exports is likely to depress the value of the Canadian dollar even further, making it even cheaper to shoot up north — and sticking it to Gavin Newsom's plan to staunch a California production exodus.
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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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