Shoot In California Blog RSSLooks like there is some good news for Iowa, whose “two for one” 50% production incentive was, briefly, the most generous incentive in the US. Sadly, the gravy train was short lived because the people in charge of running the Iowa film office had no idea what they were doing (and that’s being kind…...
Thank you to Phil Drake for telling me about Zach Patton’s recent article in this month’s edition of Governing Magazine. The article is an excellent introductory primer on the “state” of state film incentive programs in the US. One thing that is debated about in the academic literature on international film production and runaway...
An Iowa State Court ruled in favor of several production companies suing the state over Iowa’s decision to suspend the incentive program for complete lack of oversight resulting in millions of dollars of tax payer money wasted for out of state expenditures for items, such as luxury cars, that were not used in any...
I obtained a copy of the independent auditor’s report to the Iowa Department of Economic Development concerning the complete lack of management and oversight at the Iowa Film Office. It’s a doozy. For a time, Iowa had the largest tax incentive in the nation, besting even Michigan. When combined, Iowa’s incentives could put 50%...
Variety.com – H'w'd and D.C.