Incentive News
Pennsylvania calls for boost to state location filming incentive
4 Dec 2012 by Nick Goundry
Pennsylvania is calling for an increase to the film fund for its location filming incentive. At the moment the state programme has USD60 million allocated annually for a 25% tax credit, but officials say this needs to rise to at least USD100 million. More ...
Saskatchewan short film emphasises importance of filming incentive
4 Dec 2012 by Nick Goundry
A Saskatchewan filmmaker has made a short film to highlight the need for a location filming incentive in the Canadian province. The regional programme was abruptly cancelled earlier this year to massive uproar that reached as far as Hollywood. More ...
New Zealand to focus on globally-competitive TV filming incentives
3 Dec 2012 by Nick Goundry
New Zealand will focus on keeping its TV filming incentives globally competitive, rather than sweetening its feature tax credit. Prime Minister John Key said the country’s minimum spend for TV productions to get incentive support needs to be lowered. More ...
Peter Jackson urges New Zealand to be flexible with location filming incentives
27 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
Filmmaker Peter Jackson has urged the New Zealand Government to be flexible with location filming incentives in the coming years. He stressed that the hobbit trilogy came very close to being filmed in the UK partly because of a high-profile actors’ union dispute in 2010. More ...
Australia loses new Wachowski feature to sweeter UK filming incentive
26 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
Australia has lost out on the Wachowski siblings' new feature partly due to its less competitive filming incentives. Andy and Lana Wachowski, responsible for the Matrix trilogy and Cloud Atlas, will be filming their new sci-fi film Jupiter Ascending in the UK. More ...
Arizona lobbies for return of location filming incentives
22 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
Filming industry professionals are lobbying for the return of Arizona’s filming incentives. Its programme expired in 2010 and it hasn’t yet had the support to return. Many in the state see the incentive as a subsidy that panders needlessly to wealthy producers. More ...
New report suggests New York is the big filming incentive jobs winner
21 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
A new report suggests New York is the big winner in the US as a result of the filming incentive changes in recent years. Los Angeles has lost more than 16,000 film industry jobs and its national job-share has fallen by nearly 10% since 2004. More ...
Greater Fort Lauderdale in Florida launches local filming incentive
19 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
Greater Fort Lauderdale, just north of Miami in Florida, has launched a new local filming incentive shortly after being visited by Marvel for Iron Man 3. The city will offer a cash rebate of up to USD150,000 per project for qualifying film and TV productions. More ...
Manitoba defends filming incentive against subsidy claims
6 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
On Screen Manitoba has defended the role of its filming incentive. Nearly CAD15 million was paid out to production companies in 2011/12 by the Canadian province famous for its polar bears and one organisation argues the programme should be looked at more carefully. More ...
Saskatchewan calls for renewed filming incentive as report criticises cancellation
5 Nov 2012 by Nick Goundry
Filming professionals in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan have called for a renewed filming incentive following a report highlighting its benefits. The province’s Chamber of Commerce found that the incentive more than justified its cost through local services spending. More ...
