Texas is riding a surge in film and television production, powered by homegrown talent Taylor Sheridan and a sweeping new state incentive program designed to keep projects rolling deep in the heart of the Lone Star State. Since 2021, Sheridan has relocated much of his slate to Texas, filming series such as 1883, Lioness and […]
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has appointed Steve Kang, president of the city’s Board of Public Works, as her new Film and Television Liaison, the Mayor’s office confirmed Wednesday during a meeting of her Entertainment Industry Council. The move comes as City Hall doubles down on efforts to make Los Angeles more film-friendly at a […]
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The global launch of Apple TV+’s sweeping historical drama Chief of War is just days away, and anticipation in Hawaii is running high—not just for Jason Momoa’s performance, but for what the series could mean for the state’s struggling production sector. The Momoa-led miniseries, which chronicles the unification of the Hawaiian islands, is being positioned […]
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For more than a decade, Georgia’s booming production sector was the envy of Hollywood. Thanks to a generous 30% uncapped tax credit, Atlanta and its surrounding studios became a global hub for blockbusters like Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Stranger Things, and The Walking Dead. The state earned the moniker “Hollywood of the South,” and […]
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California’s beefed-up film and TV tax credit program is already making waves. The California Film Commission reported a 400% surge in applications during its July window for television projects — the first since the state’s incentive nearly doubled from $330 million to $750 million annually in June. The move comes as Sacramento seeks to counter […]
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Two Democrats and two Republicans have introduced the CREATE Act, which would keep the only federal tax break for U.S.-based shoots alive through 2030. Jon Voight — serving as one of Donald Trump’s “special ambassadors” to Hollywood — is throwing his weight behind a bipartisan push to extend the nation’s sole federal tax deduction for […]
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Fresh off the box office triumph of Superman, Ohio is doubling down on its bid to become a national production hub. The state’s Department of Development has awarded $46 million in Motion Picture Tax Credits to 27 film, TV, theatrical and digital media projects slated to shoot across 14 communities — an investment projected to […]
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Donnie Wahlberg is setting expectations for where and why Boston Blue is rolling cameras. After fan chatter spiked over late July footage of Wahlberg and Mika Amonsen filming in Toronto, the Blue Bloods alum explained that the spinoff will split production between interiors in Canada and regular exterior work in Boston due to cost pressure […]
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Alabama is widening its bid for entertainment dollars. Gov. Kay Ivey has signed Senate Bill 177, a major expansion of the state’s incentive platform that now explicitly covers music production, raises the annual cap and rebrands the Alabama Film Office as the Alabama Entertainment Office to reflect a broader creative brief. The updated framework lifts […]
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Utah’s production pipeline is heating up. The Utah Film Commission says six projects have been approved for state incentives, a slate expected to generate an estimated $7.1 million in local economic impact and create more than 400 jobs across Davis, Salt Lake, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties. The approvals were granted by the Utah […]
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