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California's film and TV production incentives program has produced a sustained 12% increase in the number hours worked in the state by below-the-line crew members, generating an additional $1.4 billion in their wages during the first two years of the expanded program, according to the latest annual report of the Calif…

Captain Marvel, Paramount’s Island Plaza & the Roland Emmerich-helmed Midway are among the big-budget big-screen projects that scored big bucks from the Golden State today as the California Film Commission announced the latest tax credits recipients. One of eight movies awarded the incentives in this round, the Brie…

Nearly three years into California's revamped and expanded $330 million film and television tax credit program, feature production in Los Angeles took a big hit in the early months of 2017, according to FilmLA. Falling to levels not seen since 2012, on-location film production was down a harsh 36.3% in the first…

The California Film Commission today revealed that an Untitled Paramount Project, a Clint Eastwood-directed film, an Untitled Universal Project and the now-back-on A Star Is Born are among the 22 latest feature recipients of the Golden State's tax incentive program. The snagging of a tentpole like the Paramount…

California's expanded $330 million film incentives program hasn't fully kicked in yet, but in its first full year has generated an estimated $1.5 billion in direct in-state spending, including $600 million in below-the-line wages, according to the California Film Commission's latest progress report. One of the…

California should consider scaling back or eliminating its $330 million film tax incentives program if other states do so, according to a new report from the state Legislature's non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, which found that the first 10 years of the program only boosted the state's economic output by "a…

Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Oprah Winfrey, and a new Friday The 13th and Private Benjamins will be sharing in the latest round of tax credits handed out by the California Film Commission. Also, having been awarded tax credits earlier in the year and then falling out the program…

California remains the world's top film locale for a third year in a row, though in 2015 for the first time on record the state did not host any of the 25 top-grossing live-action films. The latest production reports released today on film and also TV from FilmLA, the city's film office, are filled with similar…

The third season of American Crime, Season 2 of Rosewood, Season 6 of Veep, newbies This Is Us and Pitch are today among the latest television recipients of California's lucrative tax credits. With the John Ridley-created series relocating from Austin, Texas and getting over $5.2 million, the series were part of the…

California's expanded film incentives program has been great at helping to stem the flow of runaway production but not so great for independent film and TV producers. Indeed, many indie producers are not happy with the new program at all. "Indie producers are frustrated," said Dama Claire, an incentives specialist at…

Scream Queens, Amazon’s Good Girls Revolt and the next installment of FX’s American Horror Story are today among the latest recipients of California's lucrative tax credits. The trio were part of the 9 projects that the California Film Commission announced Wednesday (see full list below) will be receiving part of the…

California's new $330 million-a-year tax credit, which was expanded to TV pilots, is paying dividends as the number of broadcast drama pilots filmed in Los Angeles has risen for a second consecutive year. Following the dismal all-time low of five broadcast pilots in 2014, L.A.’s tally went up to seven last year. This…