Film and TV Tax Credits
Saticoy Studios Up For Sale at $18 Million
The purpose-built film and TV complex in Van Nuys, once home to 'Let's Make a Deal,' features two soundstages in a 59,000-sq-ft facility with a cityscape facade.
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Taylor Sheridan Partners With Paramount on New Studio in Texas
The venture comes after Texas bolstered its incentive program for movies and TV shows. The facility will be home to productions in the Sheridan-verse.
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Jon Voight Effort for Federal Film Tax Deduction Gets Bipartisan Backers in Congress
Two Democrats and two Republicans are pushing legislation that would extend a provision in the Internal Revenue Code that allows domestic film and TV shoots to deduct production costs.
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Santa Monica to Launch Its Own Film Office for Movie and TV Show Permits
The city, which had been working with the nonprofit FilmLA, is set to launch Film Santa Monica in early September.
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Welcome to Hollywood: Wisconsin Joins Film Tax Credit Race
Productions that shoot in the state can qualify for a 30 percent tax incentive under a newly established program, which has a $5 million cap.
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One Hopeful Sign for California’s Film Industry: Features May Return
For years, feature films have increasingly elected to shoot in other regions, but a production report suggests that they may soon return to the Golden State in greater numbers.
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A Weakening U.S. Dollar Worries Film and TV Producers in Canada
The link between the Canadian and U.S. currencies is straightforward: Hollywood comes north when the greenback is strong, and weighs going elsewhere when it falls in value.
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Santa Fe Studios Film Campus Up for Sale
The 65-acre, 79,550-square-foot complex, which has hosted shoots from Netflix, Warner Bros., 20th Century and more, includes two soundstages.
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New Jersey Has Netflix’s Next Big Base — And It’s Courting Many More Movies and Shows
As California fights to keep film and TV production from fleeing, the Garden State aims to lay claim to the “Hollywood East” title by both working with — and outflanking — New York.
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“Stay in L.A.” Campaign Sparks Local Documentary Development Grant (Exclusive)
Filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough’s production company is behind the the initiative, which will provide one L.A.-based filmmaker in 2025 with up to $30,000 in early stage funding.
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California Legislators Pass Bill Expanding State’s Film and TV Tax Incentive
The legislation, championed by unions and production advocates that have been raising the alarm on the state’s anemic production levels, now moves to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for final approval.
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Gavin Newsom Signs $750 Million Boost to Hollywood As California Tries to Save Jobs
“Sacramento did its job, now it’s time for L.A. city to do our job,” Mayor Karen Bass added, pledging to streamline permitting processes for the film and TV industry.
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