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Film Tax Credit Extended As Part Of California Budget

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday the extension of the Film and Television Tax Credit has been included as part of the California budget.


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“This is great news for an iconic California industry and the families involved in film and television production. Including the extension in the budget ensures that California remains competitive for motion picture and television production,” said Wilk. “This program is about more than keeping California competitive, it’s about the quality of life for regular California families.”

Both houses of the Legislature considered measures earlier this year to extend the current sunset of the film production tax credit program from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2025. The contents of these bills were amended into Senate Bill 871, a budget trailer bill which passed Monday.

This tax credit is vital to the Santa Clarita economy, in which filming accounts for over $30 million in revenue for the community.

The city saw an increase in location filming in 2017, with the film office reporting 556 film permits and 1,385 location film days, which generated an estimated $33.9 million in economic impact, according to officials.

Not included in the reported numbers are the film days and economic benefit from filming that takes place on 10 different certified sound stages, which do not require a film permit.

Wilk has been an active supporter of the extension and was an author of SB 951, the legislation passed by the Senate earlier this month extending the tax credit.

“Many of the below-the-line workers who benefit from extending this successful program live in my district, which is also home to Santa Clarita Studios and Disney Ranch. Before the legislature enacted AB 1839 in 2014, I would hear on a daily basis the hardships people were facing as motion picture production had all but dried up in California,” said Wilk. “Seeing it in the budget makes the extension a reality.”

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Film Tax Credit Extended As Part Of California Budget

One comment

  1. Extending the Film Tax Credit is critical for these people who work on features or TV. I work in the photo shoot world which there are no film credits for production companies. I wish this law would had addressed this issue, for my clients filming in California is still more expensive than filming in Nevada or Arizona. I hope the city of Santa Clarita can keep the cost of film permits for photo shoots reasonable.

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