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As television production continues to ramp up in Hollywood and coronavirus cases surge in America, Hunters and The Right Stuff are heading out West thanks to some generous tax credits from the state of California. Amazon Prime's drama series about chasing Nazis and the latest adaptation of Tom Wolfe's space race novel…

Several major films primed to begin production just got some big bucks to shoot in California. Netflix's Russo Brothers-directed The Gray Man, the Jessica Chastain-starrer Losing Clementine and an untitled Jordan Peele project for Universal were among nine films allocated $50,053,000 collectively in the last round of…

Facebook has extended its work-from-home policy for employees through July 2021, and has said they will give workers $1,000 for home office supplies. A Facebook spokeperson dropped the news to Business Insider on Thursday. “Based on guidance from health and government experts, as well as decisions drawn from our…

An amendment to a Georgia law will streamline the process of applying film and television tax credits in the state as officials said current rules have been outstripped by the explosion production in the state over the past decade. Gov. Brian Kemp last week approved changes to the Georgia Entertainment Industry…

HBO's In Treatment is officially back in session and, along with TBS' Daniel Radcliffe-fronted Miracle Workers, is coming to California thanks to some generous tax credits from the state. There are no definite details on whether Gabriel Byrne will be returning as psychotherapist Paul Weston in the premium cabler drama…

Australia has announced a $400M AUD ($280M) extension to its Location Incentive plan, as the country bids to take advantage of its relatively low exposure to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the funding pledge on Friday and said the incentive will be made available over the next seven…

Production in the Golden State may still be in a state of stasis due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the money pipeline is flowing strong, as the more than $40 million in tax credits that California allocated today made very clear. With just days left on Program 2.0 of the state's $330 million annual film and…

The Flash isn't speeding back into production yet in Vancouver, but the Warner Bros TV series is certainly on the starting line thanks to the official coronavirus safety guidelines released yesterday by the government up in Hollywood North. While a self-described "Pandemic Production Guide" as well as…

The Oklahoma Film + Music Office has released guidelines for filming in the state during the coronavirus pandemic. Titled "Filming During COVID-19: Considerations for Oklahoma Filmmaking," the eight-page document includes the word "consider" more than 50 times. Oklahoma is not a major filming location, but Tava Maloy…

One day, cameras will roll again and film and TV production will resume in California, and when it does, Colleen Bell, executive director of the California Film Commission, says that the Commission stands ready to assist those who qualify for the state's $330 million-a-year film tax credit program. In the meantime…

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…