from: WWL.com — The California Legislature approved a bill that would more than triple the funding for California’s film and TV tax credit program. What impact will this have on Hollywood South? Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment, Chris Stelly, does not think it will. “We do expect the Louisiana entertainment brand in our state’s film...
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from: FilmLA eNews — In August, FilmL.A. co-sponsored the third annual “Made In Hollywood Honors” along with Los Angeles City Councilmembers Tom LaBonge and Mitch O’Farrell, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the California Film Commission. The event honors locally produced films and television productions receiving Emmy nominations from the Academy of...
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from: David Bloom, Deadline.com — The Playa Vista area of Los Angeles already is home to significant portions of Electronic Arts, the X Prize Foundation, Facebook and YouTube, among other media and tech firms. Now rumbles are that YouTube parent company Google may come there in a big way too. The online giant’s Los Angeles operations have been largely...
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from: Alex Ben Block, The Hollywood Reporter — California’s governor got personally involved and agreed to allocate more money than he initially wanted when convinced it would keep and create jobs After months of keeping his distance from legislation to extend and expand California’s movie/TV tax credit program, Gov. Jerry Brown took a hands-on role in...
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from: FilmLA eNews — In early August, and in conjunction with Tune In: the Variety TV Summit 2014, FilmL.A. Research released a mini-study about television drama production in California. The report set out to answer key questions prompted by FilmL.A.’s release of its second...
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from: CBS Local Los Angeles — Gov. Jerry Brown has announced a bipartisan $330 million deal to boost funding for California film and television tax credit program over the next five years, according to officials. The current film tax credit awarded using a statewide lottery allows the California Film Commission to allocate up to $100 million of income tax credits a...
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