FilmUSA News Shoot In California Blog RSSMy new law review article is virtually complete. The only remaining section I need to complete is the conclusion, where I call for a national film incentive to replace the competing state incentives. Sticking with Alice in Wonderland theme from the title of my first article, I have titled the new one: “Down the...
Southern California Public Radio aired an excellent “roundtable discussion” about runaway production and state film incentives on July 31, 2009. This is a can’t miss discussion featuring Amy Lemisch, director, California Film Commission and Greg Albrecht, chief economist for the Legislative Office of Louisiana, among others. Click HERE to listen to the broadcast.
Raleigh Studios announced they are building an advanced studio complex in Budapest, Hungary. Hungary offers a 25% tax credit for production activities, which is one of the best incentives in Europe. That, combined with very low-cost labor have been cited as primary reasons for the build, along with Budapest’s ability to stand in for...
According to The Los Angeles Times, Disney is about to buils a new “56-acre production facility in norther Los Angeles County”. The head of FilmLA, Paul Audley, told the paper that California’s new film incentive program “must have factored into the decision”. The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it would build a 56-acre...
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan posted an interesting piece today on how much it would cost Michigan if the state captured all film and television production from California. The Mackinac Center has been critical of Michigan’s film incentives from the begining (see their video posts under the “Video Library”). Last year,...
The Hollywood Reporter ran an article about the early status of the states new film incentives. The question is this: would the qualified productions have shot outside the state but for the incentive? Schwarzenegger said 50 projects have been approved for tax credits under the Film and Television Incentive, passed along with a host...
A recent (October 20th) Los Angeles Times article reported on the status of California’s new production incentives. Click HERE to link to a copy of the article including a chart of recent procuction activity. The text of the article follows: On Location: Nipping at the heels of runaway production When it comes to local...
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