FilmLA, the quasi-public agency that handles film permits in Los Angeles, called on Wednesday for a “vast expansion” of the California production incentive, citing a 20% drop in local filming last year.
California provides $330 million per year to subsidize TV and movie production in the state. But New York nearly doubled its tax incentive to $700 million last year, and other jurisdictions — like Ontario, Georgia and the U.K. — do not cap their subsidies.
“California sat idle and allowed these jurisdictions to grow,” said Paul Audley, the president of FilmLA, in an interview. “If they don’t start fighting now, more and more of these centers will
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