Film and TV Tax Credits
Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown
Filming for reality television in the Los Angeles area experienced another significant drop in the second quarter of 2024 after a rough start to the year, belying expectations that unscripted production would accelerate amid industry contraction and belt-tightening coming out the strikes. That’s according to the latest production report from local film office FilmLA, which […]
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MPA Chief to Keynote Film Commissioners’ Event
Amid concerns about an industry wide contraction in production activity, the Association of Film Commissioners International is readying its annual event gathering location managers, policy pros and executives in Los Angeles. This year’s AFCI Week event will be held at UCLA’s Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center from August 25-28 and feature a keynote address […]
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Ryan Murphy’s ‘All’s Fair’ Nabs $14M in California Tax Credits
Five TV series — three new and a recurring and miniseries — will receive $58 million in tax credits for shooting in California. The projects, announced by the state’s film office on Wednesday, are headlined by All’s Fair, a legal drama from 20th Television and executive producer Ryan Murphy that’ll feature Halle Berry and Glenn […]
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German Government Pledges 30 Percent Tax Rebate in 2025 Budget
The German government has pledged to add a plan for a new tax incentive program to its 2025 budget aimed at attracting more international productions to shoot in the country. The deal, announced Friday, would provide a rebate of up to 30 percent on German production costs for films and high-end series, with funding coming […]
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Australia Juices Hollywood Blockbuster Movie Incentives
Australia has juiced its tax incentives for foreign, mostly Hollywood movies and TV series that shoot locally. The federal government has passed legislation to boost the 16.5 percent location to 30 percent. The near doubling of the location offset will apply to local Australian movies but with a catch. Producers must have budgets of at […]
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Film and TV Production Slowdown Hits Canada, Too
The Americans are back shooting films and TV series in Canada, but the knock-on impacts of the dual Hollywood writers and actors strikes and reduced spending by major streamers will be felt north of the border for years to come. So says the latest annual economic report from the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local […]
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Los Angeles Film and TV Production Sees Sluggish Rebound From Strikes, but There’s Optimism
Filming in Los Angeles has been slow to bounce back after production in the region was decimated by Hollywood’s historic season of strikes. The main reason for the sluggish rebound: A double-digit drop in television shoots compared to the same period last year. Present levels look even worse over a five year period, with filming […]
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Amazon’s ‘Fallout’ Series Nabs $25M in Tax Credits to Relocate to California
Amazon’s Fallout series has picked up a $25 million tax credit offer from the California Film Commission to practically assure a second season and relocate production from New York State to Los Angeles. Set in the future post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and world of Fallout, the series from Amazon MGM Studios is projected by the California Film […]
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‘The Mandalorian’ Movie Nabs $21M In Tax Credits to Shoot In California As Disney Claims Most Incentives
The number of feature films receiving tax credits to shoot in California are on the rise, with some productions spending big bucks to nab major incentives along the way. Led by The Mandalorian & Grogu, five studio projects were selected to participate in California’s Film and TV tax credit program, the state’s film office announced […]
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Northern England Film, TV Hub Lands Producer as Joint Venture Partner
Future Artists Entertainment (FAE) and U.K. studios network Versa Studios, which has hosted the likes of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, have partnered in a film production hub joint venture for Versa’s facility in Leeds in Northern England, which they say will provide “a world-class filmmaking home, offering full production services and facilities.” The site currently includes […]
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Amazon MGM Studios Plans Toronto Production Hub With Five Stages Leased From Pinewood Group (Exclusive)
Amazon MGM Studios has signed a lease for 160,000 square feet of new soundstages and office space at Pinewood Toronto Studios to establish a Canadian production hub. Amazon has had a presence in Canada since 2015 and Prime Video is home to shows like Reacher and The Boys, both of which are shot in and around Toronto. The deal […]
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Has Los Angeles Become Too High Maintenance for Hollywood?
On July 1, two months into the writers strike, FilmL.A. rolled out rate hikes on a slew of fees to obtain permits to shoot in the region. Some of the increases, like with application fees and authorization to shoot at certain locations, were tied to inflation. Others — for rider, photo and notification fees — […]
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