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Federal Film and TV Tax Credit Hits Congress: Bipartisan Group Introduces Hollywood Bill
A policy that has been in the works for decades is finally getting off the ground thanks to an unlikely coalition of supporters across the aisle: “Now, we have the best opportunity in decades to get it done,” said Sen. Adam Schiff.
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Santa Monica Has a “Difficult” Rep. Its New Film Office Is Working On It
A few years ago the city's tourism board was caught off guard when 'Barbie' shot in its backyard. Now it's vowed to be proactive in courting Hollywood, and has Nancy Meyers' next big movie as a test case.
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Meet One of the Key Republicans Championing a Federal Film and TV Tax Credit
Georgia U.S. Rep. Brian Jack, a former political advisor to President Trump, presides over a production-heavy district including Trilith Studios and is a movie props collector.
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VFX House 22Dogs Launches New Facility at Pinewood Toronto Studios (Exclusive)
The Milan-based visual effects studio has expanded beyond a Los Angeles commercial office to set its North American headquarters in Canada.
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New Indie Banner Sets Up Shop In Burbank With Studio Campus Plan
A team with experience in social marketing is aiming to launch SuperCinema, which will back indie films, on a lot with three soundstages that will share space with brand agency Concrete.
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Netflix, Universal Chiefs Descend On D.C. to Capitalize on Trump Tax Credit Momentum
Ted Sarandos and Donna Langley along with SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin and more execs convened in Washington to lobby Congress to push through an incentive this year.
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Congress Gets a “Film and TV Caucus”: Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Push for More U.S. Production
U.S. Representatives Brian Jack, Laura Friedman, Nathaniel Moran, Linda Sánchez, Nicole Malliotakis and Tom Suozzi are co-founding the group.
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Texas Courts David Ellison as the Paramount Relocation Race Heats Up
If a legal battle with 12 states isn't resolved by Oct. 1, the mogul says he will move Paramount's headquarters from California to another state regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit.
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‘American Idol’ Moving Production From L.A. to Georgia
The relocation of the long-running music competition series is a hit to the city's production sector.
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Jon Voight Explains What He’s Up to as Trump’s Special Ambassador to Hollywood
The 87-year-old Academy Award winner sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his approach to lobbying for a federal tax credit at the White House: “We have an opening here, we have some sunlight, it’s going to happen.”
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Why Should Hollywood Get a Federal Tax Credit? Nearly $250 Billion Is On the Table, Study Says
A report commissioned by the studio trade group the Motion Picture Association projected that a federal tax credit could sustain roughly 143,500 full-time equivalent jobs annually.
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AI Is Deflating Hollywood’s Microdramas Scene
Phone-centric soaps kept underemployed cast and crew in Los Angeles afloat after the strikes. With AI-generated verticals now flooding the apps, auditions – and hopes – are evaporating.
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