- How 5 States Are Trying to Lure Hollywood Productions
States have spent at least $25 billion to attract movie and TV filming Texas and New York are increasing their subsidies, while Georgia and Louisiana are broadening their programs
- The Up and Coming Cities Swiping Hollywood’s Dollars
Even stateside, it’s not just established rivals Georgia, New Jersey and New York — a trio cited by studio execs recently polled by ProdPro as among preferred locations this year —
- How States Are Wooing Back Film Productions Fleeing Overseas
Film productions are increasingly relocating overseas, forcing state film commissioners to get creative beyond offering tax incentives alone
- States Have Spent $25 Billion to Woo Hollywood. Is It Worth It?
Over the last 20 years, states have given movie and television productions more than $25 billion in filming incentives Thirty-eight states currently offer some form of incentive Georgia’s
- Texas Beefs Up Film Incentive in Bid to Take on Hollywood
Texas increased its film subsidy from $200 million to $300 million in a bid to take on Hollywood
- Watch Out, Hollywood! States Want a Piece of the. . .
Today, 37 states, Washington, D C , Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands offer incentives for film production; but at the peak in 2010, 45 states, the district and Puerto Rico offered them After the Great Recession, many states began paring back these incentives to save money
- States compete for Hollywood movies, as seen in El Paso
Cena said Hollywood filmmakers are eager to come shoot their films in El Paso, but that the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) which caps at 22%, is not enough to compete with New Mexico, which offers a 35% incentive
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