Tag: Film Incentives
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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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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
