Category: Hollywood Exodus
News and insights on the seismic shift of film and TV projects away from Los Angeles and the Hollywood area, the growth of global film production in markets like Hungary, Texas, Georgia, Canada, and Ireland, and the fallout as unions and filmmakers adjust to the change.
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Streaming Killed the Distribution Pipeline, Now It’s Time to Rebuild
The internet broke the monopoly. For over a century, film distribution followed the same narrow funnel: make the movie, pray it gets into a top-tier festival, hope for a distribution deal, and if the gods smile on you, maybe your film ends up in theaters or on cable. It was a pipeline built on gatekeeping,
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California Fights Back Against Runaway Production With Massive New Film Incentives
In a year when California is facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, you might think film incentives would be the first thing cut. Instead, they just got a massive upgrade. With Friday’s final vote, the California Legislature officially locked in $750 million per year for its Film & TV Tax Credit Program, one of the
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YouTube Shorts Is As Lucrative as Long-Form: Impact on Creators
Table of Contents The Short-Form Revolution Is Officially a Business Model Connected TV Overtakes Mobile for YouTube New Ad Packages for Cultural Moments YouTube and the Future of AI The Billion-Dollar Platform That’s Still Growing Shorts Are a Feature and the Future At YouTube’s 20th birthday bash in New York, CEO Neal Mohan dropped a
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“I Cannot Get My Bearings” — Hollywood Grapples with Post-Fire Displacement
In the early hours of January 9th, flames tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, forcing thousands to flee. Whole blocks were leveled, including entire streets filled with working filmmakers, composers, producers, and writers. Among the many industry professionals affected were Homeland director Lesli Linka Glatter, Wicked and The Greatest Showman producer Greg Wells, and screenwriters
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How Hungary Quietly Became Hollywood’s Secret Weapon
When Francis Ford Coppola needed to record the sweeping score for Megalopolis, he didn’t turn to Los Angeles or London, he turned to Budapest. And he’s not alone. In a global industry increasingly shaped by labor disputes, runaway costs, and tax incentive wars, Hungary has emerged as a serious player on the world filmmaking stage.
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Hollywood’s Hollow Core: Is L.A. the Next Detroit?
It used to be that walking through the backlots of a major studio felt like entering a city that never slept: craft services buzzing, grips running cable, actors crossing paths with gaffers and execs. But according to Gladiator II screenwriter David Scarpa, that energy is gone. “It feels empty,” he says of today’s backlots. “You
