California
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Hollywood Legislators Still Confident in Tax Credit Expansion Despite Caution Over California Budget
The state’s legislative analyst warns that big deficits could return with Donald Trump back in the White House
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Gov. Newsom Calls for Huge Increase of California’s Film Tax Credit Program to $750 Million: ‘We Need to Be Big and Bold’
“This is about investing and recognizing that the world we invented is now competing against us,” Newsom said.
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As Productions Move Abroad, California Gears Up to Battle Film and TV Exodus
Hollywood prepares for a major push to expand the Golden State’s tax credit program in 2025
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California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Consent for AI Replicas of Dead Actors
If signed by the governor, those wishing to use an artificial likeness in films, TV shows, video games or other media will have to obtain permission from that person’s estate
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California Lawmakers Set to Scrap Legislation Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News in $172.5 Million Google Settlement | Report
The potential deal doesn’t sit well with some journalism advocates, who call it a “ratification of Google’s monopoly”
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SAG-AFTRA Thanks California for Getting ‘One Step Closer’ to Protecting Dead Actors From AI Replication
“We should be free to live and die without the fear of becoming someone else’s unpaid digital puppet,” the union’s VP Jodi Long says
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Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film Is One of the Projects Approved for California Tax Credit
Films from Sony and Netflix, plus 13 indie projects, have also been approved
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California Economy Lost $3 Billion in First 100 Days of WGA Strike, Economist Says
The figure could climb to $5 billion if the strike lasts until October, a Cal State Northridge professor estimates
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs California Film and TV Tax Credit Extension Into Law
Studios can now take advantage of refundable tax credits in California as program is extended through 2030
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California Passes Refundable Film and TV Tax Credit Extension, Production Safety Pilot Program
Gov. Newsom is expected to sign tax credit extension that will last through 2030
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Meta Threatens to Remove Facebook and Instagram News Stories in California If Bill Passes
The potential statute would require platforms and sites to pay a fee to news providers
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California Film Production Tax Credits Face Uncertain Future
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend the program, while some economists say it’s a money drain at time when the state faces a massive budget deficit
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Gov. Newsom Calls on Hollywood to Ditch Georgia Film Industry Over Abortion Ban: ‘Choose Freedom’
“It’s time to choose,” governor says in open letter as California legislature plans tax credit program extension
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California Bill Proposes $330 Million Boost in Film and TV Tax Credits
Should Gov. Gavin Newsom sign legislation, $150 million of that total sum would be allocated to new soundstage construction
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California Launches $116 Million Lottery for Vaccinated Residents
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