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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill championed by the WGA East and the DGA that will support a study into the lack of opportunities for female and minority TV writers and directors in the state — after which $5 million from the Empire State Film Production Tax Credit can be allocated to incentivize the hiring…

The state of California is putting some serious money into trying to get a President out of office, but not that POTUS. FX's Clive Owen as Bill Clinton's Impeachment: American Crime Story joins 15 other small screen offerings today as the latest recipients of the Golden State's lucrative tax incentives. Just over a…

Ford v Ferrari fueled California’s economy by more than $101.6 million during the 68 days it filmed in the state, including more than $73 million in local workers' wages, the Motion Picture Association said. The 20th Century Fox release, which received nearly $17 million in California tax incentives, was the No. 1 box…

Five years after the vast expansion of California's film and television tax incentive program was inked into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown, big budgets, Oscar winners, remakes and rock bios dominated the 13 films that today were announced as the latest round of allocations. Led by the $17.5 million awarded to the…

Despite California's $330 million annual film incentives program, on-location feature film shooting days in Los Angeles are continuing their precipitous slide this year, plummeting 24.7% in the third quarter compared to the same frame last year. And that's on top of a 16.7% drop in the second quarter and a 13% decline…

The Motion Picture Association is disputing the findings of a new USC study that said "billions of dollars in state entertainment industry tax incentives don't bring promised jobs." The study was funded by the Koch Foundation, whose billionaire brothers — Charles and David Koch — virtually destroyed the Florida's film…

More than 400 film and TV writers including John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Amy Schumer have signed a petition urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the Television Diversity Tax Credit Bill, which would allocate a small portion of the Empire State Film Production Tax Credit to incentivize the hiring of women and…

Areu Bros, a multi-faceted film, TV and tech entity formed in 2018 after the purchase of the former Tyler Perry Studios campus in Atlanta, has launched a Qualified Opportunity Zones initiative. Opportunity Zones, a federal effort begun by President Obama and continued under President Trump, are billed as creating a…

"We want to be able to have the best conditions here in California to maintain our competitiveness and have people filming and producing here in our state," declares California Film Commission director Colleen Bell of her job keeping Hollywood in the home of Hollywood. "And I do feel a sense of urgency about…

It’s doubtful the upcoming second Sherlock Holmes sequel will feature the line "elementary, my dear California," but the Golden State sure helped solve the riddle of how to get the latest installment starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams financed. With a near-record allocation of just under $20.85…

With film and TV production booming in New York, the state has implemented a diversity job training development fund aimed at the entertainment industry, calling it the first of its kind in the U.S.  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he fund will initially provide $1.05 million per year. It was passed as part of a…

NBCUniversal expects to hire 330 full-time, year-round production workers in Albuquerque over the next 10 years, with a goal of pumping $500 million in direct production spending into the local economy as it begins the redevelopment there of a state-of-the-art film and television studio. "NBCUniversal has enjoyed a…