Hollywood Studios Huddle Over Trump’s Tariff Threats, MPA Leads Strategy Call to Shape the Next Move
Hollywood power players aren’t waiting for the next Trump tweet to figure out what comes next. On Friday, studio execs from the likes of Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and Warner Bros. quietly dialed in to a closed-door strategy call organized by Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin. The goal? Coordinate a response to Donald Trump’s surprise […]
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The Aussie film industry has a message for Mel Gibson: Call your friend Trump and tell him to cool it with the movie tariffs. After Donald Trump’s May 4 announcement of a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the U.S., Australia—along with much of the international production world—is bracing for impact, and it’s not […]
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It’s official: New York State has supercharged its production incentives. With Gov. Kathy Hochul signing the delayed state budget into law, producers can now count on a significantly sweeter deal to shoot in the Empire State—just in time to counter the chaos sparked by Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign-made films. The enhanced program keeps […]
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In a pitch that’s part federal incentive playbook, part retro syndication revival, and part tariff-laden curveball, Jon Voight — actor, Trump ally, and self-declared Special Ambassador to Hollywood — has unveiled his plan to “Make Hollywood Great Again.” While it sounds like something out of Wag the Dog, the plan is real, and it’s causing […]
Read MoreWith productions fleeing California and American soundstages sitting idle, Jon Voight is stepping into a new role—not as an actor, but as a self-appointed ambassador trying to rescue domestic film production. While the title was originally bestowed via a Trump Truth Social post with little formality, Voight has taken it seriously, launching a whirlwind of […]
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Southern Alberta is heating up again for film and television production, as Calgary Economic Development (CED) reports a record-breaking wave of location scouting requests in Q1 2025—its busiest start to a year in over a decade. After a cooling period tied to the 2023 Hollywood strikes, global studios are returning to Canada’s Rocky Mountain capital. […]
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Wisconsin is finally moving to get back in the production game. Two parallel proposals—one from Governor Tony Evers and another with bipartisan support in the Legislature—aim to reintroduce competitive film and TV tax credits and establish a long-overdue state film office. The state is currently one of just four in the U.S. without a dedicated […]
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Los Angeles is taking long-overdue steps to address one of its biggest self-inflicted wounds in the battle to retain film and TV productions: a burdensome and costly permitting system that has driven shoots out of state. On Tuesday, the L.A. City Council unanimously passed a motion spearheaded by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian that aims to streamline […]
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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Pushes to Raise Film Tax Credit Cap to $125 Million as Competition Intensifies
Pennsylvania is once again looking to raise its profile as a serious player in the national production race. State Representative Joe Ciresi has reintroduced legislation—House Bill 1317—that proposes increasing the state’s Film Production Tax Credit from $100 million to $125 million annually. The move, he says, is necessary to keep Pennsylvania competitive with states offering […]
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On Friday a bill that could have revived Hawaii’s struggling film and TV industry quietly died in committee — and with it, the hopes of hundreds of local workers who built their careers on the islands. The bill, which sought to expand Hawaii’s film tax credit program by raising the annual cap, adding incentives for […]
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