>After years of work by dedicated champions for entertainment industry jobs, California has a film tax incentive. On February 20, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation creating tax credits for qualified film and television productions. The funding allocation is $100 million a year for five years. The state legislature has recognized that the filmed entertainment industry is extremely mobile and that … Read More
L.A. Filming Centennial Highlights What’s at Stake
This year Los Angeles’ movie industry celebrates a centennial. One hundred years ago in 1909 the first motion picture filmed entirely within Los Angeles was shot downtown at 8th and Olive. Film production became a signature industry for our region and state, as its products were exported throughout the world. Unfortunately, movie industry jobs have been exported as well. The phenomenon … Read More