from: Film Works Blog — Today, on September 18, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1839 (Gatto/Bocanegra), the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act, into law. Governor Brown signed the bill into law before a crowd of enthusiastic supporters a special ceremony held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. The...
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Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will allow the restricted use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — or “drones” — on film and TV shoots involving a select group of six aerial photo and video production companies. The FAA granted the regulatory exemptions as the first step to allowing the film and television industry the...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Legal troubles mounted for the producers of “Midnight Rider” this week as railroad company CSX Transportation sued the filmmakers, claiming that they illegally filmed on its tracks where a train collided with the crew earlier this year. CSX said in a countersuit that the producers trespassed on its property...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Shoots about to head to Nevada’s expansive desert or scenic city backdrop in Vegas for an upcoming shoot may be forced to relocate. Nevada has had its state filming incentive largely defunded less than a year after its launch. The money has been redirected to help fund a billion-dollar incentive package that will bring...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — California has signed into law a boosted filming incentive that will take effect from 2015. Formalising a deal agreed in August, the move increases the state’s annual film fund to USD 330 million for the next five years. Production support is to be extended to big-budget features and high-end TV dramas for the first time,...
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from: Dominic Patten, Deadline.com — Look out Louisiana, Georgia and Canada, runaway productions are coming back to the home of Hollywood. At least that’s the intention of the massive expansion to California’s $100 million Film and TV Tax Credit Program. “California is on the move and Hollywood is a very important part of that,” said Gov. Jerry...
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