Incentive News
Plans for Barbados Film Commission and incentives up for discussion
13 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Plans are underway to develop a dedicated film commission in Barbados, along with location filming incentives. Ideas are due to be discussed today (13th April 2012) at the CaribbeanTales Symposium that will take place at the Island Inn Resort in Barbados. More ...
Pittsburgh studio head praises state support of location filming incentive
10 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
The head of Pittsburgh facility 31st Street Studios has praised the Governor of Pennsylvania for supporting the state location filming incentive through to 2013. Christopher Breakwell runs the studio facility, which offers nearly a dozen sound stages, the largest of which is nearly 62,000 square feet. More ...
KRU Studios in Malaysia looks ahead to national filming incentive
9 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Malaysia’s KRU Studios near Kuala Lumpur sees an opportunity to expand its operations once Malaysia launches a formal filming incentive, which is expected in 2012. The studio specialises in TV but has plans to expand. More ...
Ireland to review location filming incentive after UK TV announcement
5 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Ireland will be reviewing its location filming tax relief programmes in the wake of the UK’s plans to launch its own TV incentives. Ireland has become a TV production hub in recent years and its filming industries want to keep it that way. More ...
Washington State re-launches location filming incentive months after cancellation
3 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Authorities in Washington State in the north-west US have re-launched the location filming incentive that was officially cancelled only a few months ago. The state seems to have conceded that a programme is needed to help its filming industry, although the scheme itself remains very small-scale. More ...
AICP lobbying helps extend New York commercial location filming tax credit
2 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Lobbying from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has helped extend New York State’s commercial location filming tax credit. The credit has produced a net 3% increase in commercial production since 2007 and in 2009 more than USD100 million was spent in-state. More ...
Alabama approves small increase in state-wide filming incentive
30 Mar 2012 by Nick Goundry
A senate panel in Alabama has approved a small increase in the state’s filming incentive. The existing annual film fund will increase from USD10 million to USD15 million by 2014, which is better than nothing but still means Alabama’s out of contention for large-scale projects. More ...
Georgia extends its uncapped filming incentive programme
30 Mar 2012 by Nick Goundry
Georgia has extended its uncapped film and TV location filming incentive programme. Between June 2010 and June 2011 the state paid out some USD200 million in support to qualifying productions for a direct combined return of nearly USD700 million, so it has plenty of support. More ...
Saskatchewan filming incentive outcry results in application deadline extension
29 Mar 2012 by Nick Goundry
Authorities in Saskatchewan, central Canada, have extended the deadline by which productions can apply for the province’s final filming incentive. The move seems to be a response to the massive outcry that was triggered by the cancellation announcement last week. More ...
Saskatchewan prompts local uproar with cancellation of location filming incentive
27 Mar 2012 by Nick Goundry
Authorities in Saskatchewan, central Canada, have prompted uproar in the regional filming industries by cancelling the province's location filming incentive. The authorities argue the move will save the province nearly CAD10 million a year by 2014. More ...
