The Incentives Office

08/05/2015

Substantial film incentives money is still available. Find out where.

Who still has funds in the summer of 2015?

07/30/2015

Hollywood is spending its money in the Bluegrass and the Oldham County city of La Grange is already feeling the impact of a new investment in the film industry recently passed by Kentucky lawmakers.

06/23/2015

ABC/Disney puts Louisiana filming on hold following state tax credit caps.
Bad news for local jobs.

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said Monday (June 22) that Disney-ABC Television Group has put all new film productions in Louisiana on hold due to the film tax credit cap signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal last week. Dardenne made the reference to Disney-ABC in...

06/23/2015

Alaska Gov. ends film production incentives. Sad for local jobs.

Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation ending a state subsidy program for the film industry, even while proclaiming his support for the motion picture business in Alaska.

06/23/2015

Louisiana film tax credit caps could be headed for court. Bill proposes $180M annual cap, purchaser cap, $3M per hire cap and 50% ATL cap.…

06/23/2015

LA film tax credits limited to $180M annually and other restrictions.

Louisiana's film tax credit program is likely to face some new restrictions when the Legislature adjourns June 11, but it's still not clear just how significant those limitations will be.  The Louisiana Senate and House have passed different "caps" on...

06/23/2015

Louisiana Senate caps film tax credits at $180M per year, much lower than GA, CA or NY. Bad news for local jobs.

Senators agreed to trim tax break programs and shrink spending on the film tax credit

06/23/2015

Illinois Gov. defers new film tax credit applications. Bad news for local industry jobs.

A new Dick Wolf TV show and other projects could melt away, insiders say. The impact on ”Chiraq” is uncertain, but ”Empire,” ”Chicago Fire” and ”Chicago P.D.” apparently are OK for now.

06/23/2015

A package of bills aimed at capping Louisiana film tax credits passed the House yesterday despite some opposition.

A series of bills aimed at stamping out perceived abuses in Louisiana’s film tax credit program won approval from a House committee Tuesday and are now close to

06/23/2015

5 Top reasons Film industry is here to stay in Georgia.

Five Reasons Why Film is Here to Stay in Georgia by admin | May 14, 2015 | Top Story | By Barton Bond – Nearly every week, press and internet media sites feature stories about film projects in or coming to Georgia. While the glamor of Hollywood in the state is interesting, a bigger story is the lon…

06/23/2015

Nevada legislators vote to expand film tax credits. Yeah for local jobs and shows!

06/23/2015

6 relocating tv series apply for new CA film tax credits.

A half-dozen TV series filming outside of California are among the applicants for the state's newly expanded film tax credit program.

06/23/2015

Baton Rouge producer convicted of film tax credit fraud. This harms local industry.

In yet another blow to the beleaguered program, Baton Rouge movie maker George Kostuch admitted in a federal courtroom Tuesday that he falsified invoices to receive Louisiana’s

06/23/2015

Louisiana House passes controversial bills capping films tax credits which harm local jobs and LA studios.

Lawmakers in the Louisiana House are expecting a long debate as they are considering a dozen tax changes in hopes of getting more money to balance next year's budget.

06/23/2015

CA increased $330M film tax credits met with optimism, but only 5% planned for indies.

There was a sense of excitement at the 10th Annual California Film Commission Breakfast in West Hollywood on Thursday in anticipation of the expansion of state tax credits from $100 million a year to $330 million annually beginning this July.

06/23/2015

Louisiana film tax credits could face program caps.

The Louisiana Legislature appears interested in placing restrictions on the state's film tax credit program, though there's little clarity on how significant those constraints might be.  The state House Ways and Means Committee moved forward three pieces of legisla…

06/23/2015

Nevada Senate puts new life in film tax credits which support local jobs. :)

Program was gutted while the state worked to attract Tesla.

06/23/2015

Alaska Senate votes to end film and tv tax credits. Bad news for local jobs.

The state Senate voted to dismantle the program, even as other tax credits are being considered.