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The Texas Comptrollers office released an excellent report on incentives last month, including a chapter on the film incentive in that state. While the value of the film incentive overall is questionable for the state, the video game industry is a clear standout. Texas was one of the first and most aggressive states to...
That may be the cheesiest blog title I have ever done. So be it. And I am way behind the curve on getting this out, but better late than never. Turns out, to my surprise, “Machete” will not be getting incentive money. From Austin 360: The Texas Film Commission has denied incentives for “Machete,”...
One of the more interesting subplots in the world of state film incentives has been the issue of state censorship or the prospect of film commissions being in the unenviable position of acting as morality police. Censorship may not be the best word, however, because there is no threat of any state or jurisdiction...
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...
News from Dallas today….the city was able to bag a show thanks, in part, to the Texas film incentives. This is one of the first productions lured to Texas shooting outside of the Austin region, which seems to be getting most of the new filming. Fox’s new series Jack and Dan will shoot 13...
Variety.com – H'w'd and D.C.