Mexico is making an aggressive bid for global production just as political headwinds threaten to reshape the international content landscape. Oscar-nominated actor and producer Salma Hayek Pinault joined Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo this week to announce a sweeping new 30 percent tax incentive designed to bolster the country’s film and television sector and attract […]
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San Francisco is sharpening its pitch to Hollywood. Mayor Daniel Lurie on Wednesday signed legislation modernizing the city’s long-standing film incentive program, boosting rebates and expanding fee relief in an effort to lure back film and television production that has increasingly migrated to more aggressive subsidy markets. Under the revised program, productions will receive a […]
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If you work in production long enough, you learn that the real plot twists rarely happen on set — they happen in payroll, HR, and compliance. Between tight shooting schedules, multi-entity structures, short-term hires, and constantly rotating crews, production companies operate in one of the most complex employment environments in the country. And in California, […]
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The Malta Film Commission is moving to significantly expand the island’s production infrastructure with plans for an ambitious new “land-sea super stage,” designed to accommodate some of the most technically demanding film and television projects in the world. Set for construction at Malta Film Studios in Kalkara, the proposed facility will feature a climate-controlled indoor […]
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The Los Angeles City Council is weighing a new effort to support the fast-growing microdrama sector, voting Wednesday to explore the creation of a $5 million subsidy aimed at short-form, vertical video productions. In a unanimous 14–0 vote, the council directed city staff to identify potential public or private funding sources that could be used […]
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VIDEO BELOW: President Trump is signaling renewed interest in bringing film and TV production back to the U.S., including Los Angeles in particular, at a moment when Hollywood has his attention. With the industry pushing for a stackable federal incentive that could take California from roughly 35% to 55% and make the U.S. competitive with […]
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President Donald Trump is once again weighing in on the flight of film and television production from the United States, offering a mix of familiar threats and new proposals — even as Hollywood power brokers quietly push him toward a different solution. In a recent interview with the New York Post, Trump said he wants […]
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When Rob Lowe says Hollywood has a math problem, it’s worth listening. The actor-producer has recently doubled down on comments that lit up the industry earlier this year, bluntly criticizing California for failing to keep film and television production at home. Speaking on the Team Coco podcast, Lowe didn’t mince words. “If we shot Parks […]
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Western Australia is making a bold play for the global production market with the completion of Perth Film Studios, a sprawling, purpose-built facility officials hope will position the region as a major international production hub. Located on roughly 40 acres on the northeastern edge of Perth near Whiteman Park, the new studio complex has quietly […]
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Manhattan’s first purpose-built film and television studio campus has officially opened, with Sunset Pier 94 Studios launching last week in Hell’s Kitchen and quickly landing a major tenant: Paramount Television Studios, which has signed on to film season two of Dexter: Resurrection. Paramount has leased roughly 70,000 square feet at the new waterfront complex, occupying […]
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