Monthly Archives: February 2012

The “Bang” for Louisiana’s Film Incentive Bucks….Sucks

February 29, 2012
The “Bang” for Louisiana’s Film Incentive Bucks….Sucks

Given the high level of media attention Louisiana has received in recent weeks about their film incentive program, I thought a post about “Hollywood South” was ripe.  (Editor’s note: this article is best read in conjunction with additional Louisiana-centric posts, the links for which have been added at the end of this post, below...

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Do Film Incentives Make Money for State Governments? (Hint: they DON’T)

February 25, 2012
Do Film Incentives Make Money for State Governments?  (Hint: they DON’T)

Back in November, I had a very animated exchange with the good folks over at the SAGWatch site about the workings of film incentive programs and the cost vs. benefit debate.  I tried to explain how, almost without exception, film incentives do not generate more in state tax revenue than they cost the state. ...

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Down the Rabbit Hole: The Madness of State FIlm Incentives as a “Solution” to Runaway Production

February 22, 2012
Down the Rabbit Hole: The Madness of State FIlm Incentives as a “Solution” to Runaway Production

I received the copies of my brand new law review article from The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law today and I am very happy to share the new article, in its entirety, now that it is officially published! The following excerpt is the thesis from the 81-page article (which you can read here: Down...

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Brand New Report Confirms California Has Most Cost Effective FIlm Incentive

February 2, 2012
Brand New Report Confirms California Has Most Cost Effective FIlm Incentive

The Film Works blog just broke news about the newest report on the California Film & Television Tax Credit program.  The report, from UCLA and the Headway project, is available in the Report Library of this site under California.  I strongly recommend everyone read the actual report in full. From the Film Works article:...

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