Press Releases
The CFC press release archive includes announcements about the Film and TV Tax Credit and other CFC news. For media inquiries, please contact Ramona Wright | Mozaic Media & Communications on behalf of California Film Commission | (310) 382-6679 or Aram Nadjarian | Mozaic Media & Communications on behalf of California Film Commission | (323) 533-4523 .
2024
- 12 Productions Projected to Bring in More Than $1.1 Billion to California’s Economy, Employ 4,500 Cast and Crew April 8, 2024 - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (April 8, 2024) – Today, the California Film Commission (CFC) announced $153 million in tax credits for 12 television projects – one relocating series, three recurring television series, and eight new television series – as a part of its Film and Television Tax Credit Program, including one of the largest relocating series in the history of the program....
- California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program Attracts Biggest Blockbuster in Program History, Adding $166 Million to State’s Economy February 26, 2024 - Hollywood, Calif. – February 26, 2024 – The California Film Commission (CFC) is proud to announce a significant boost to California's entertainment industry economy with the addition of five big-budget projects and ten independent films into Film and Television Tax Credit Program.....
Press Release Archives
2023
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes Big-Budget Films and Diverse Roster of Indies September 8, 2023 - Hollywood, Calif. – September 8, 2023 – The California Film Commission (CFC) today announced that it will welcome three big-budget feature film projects and a diverse roster of 13 independent films…
- Governor Newsom and California Film Commission Executive Director Colleen Bell Release Statements Regarding Extension of California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program July 10, 2023 - Signed today by Governor Newsom, SB 132 extends the state’s $330 million-a-year Film and TV Tax Credit Program...
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes Record-Breaking Relocating TV Series April 17, 2023 - Hollywood, Calif. – April 17, 2023 – The California Film Commission today announced that seven TV projects -- two relocating series and five new series....
- California Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes 24 New Film Projects Estimated to Generate $662 Million In Spending Across the State March 6, 2023 - Despite increasingly strong global competition, California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program continues to welcome big-budget and independent films.
- California’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program Extended for Five Years in Governor’s Proposed Budget January 10, 2023 - New provisions affirm California’s long-term commitment to fighting ‘runaway production’ and defending its status as the world’s media production capital.
2022
- California Film and TV Production Spending and Employment Grows Under the State’s Tax Credit Program, Report Finds November 22, 2022 - Overall in-state spending by projects in California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program grew by more than $200 million, from $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion, during fiscal year 2021-2022...
- Big-Budget Films Continue California Comeback via State’s Tax Credit Program August 22, 2022 - Latest round of film projects will create thousands of jobs and an estimated $915 million in spending across the golden state.
- California’s Boosted Tax Credit Program Welcomes New and Relocating TV Series July 18, 2022 - Efforts by Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to expand funding for California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program are enabling a greater number of new and relocating TV series to be produced in the Golden State.
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program Generates $24 in Economic Activity for Every $1 Invested, New Study Finds March 18, 2022 - The California Film Commission today joined the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), Motion Picture Association (MPA), elected officials and...
- Tax Credits Bring More Big-Budget Films Back to California February 28, 2022 - The California Film Commission today announced the latest round of film projects for the state’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program, affirming the Program’s effectiveness in achieving...
2021
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Generates $2.6 Billion in Annual Production Spending, Expands Workforce Training/Diversity and Addresses COVID Compliance Costs, Report Shows November 22, 2021 - The third iteration of California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program (Program 3.0) is on track to generate $2.6 billion in production spending across California during its first fiscal year,...
- California’s Newly Expanded Film/TV Tax Credit Gains Two More Relocating TV Series October 25, 2021 - Recent legislation to expand California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program is delivering quickly on one of its core goals by incentivizing more TV series to relocate production here from other states and nations...
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes 23 New Film Projects by Diverse Storytellers August 23, 2021 - The California Film Commission today announced that 23 feature films have been selected for the latest round of tax credits under the state’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program....
- California’s Tax Credit Continues to Help TV Series Relocate at a Steady Rate April 19, 2021 - The California Film Commission today announced that another pair of TV series will relocate to the Golden State thanks to its film and TV tax credit program...
- California Welcomes A-List Filmmakers with Selection of 22 New Features for State’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program March 1, 2021 - The California Film Commission today announced that 22 feature films have been selected for the latest round of tax credits...
2020
Tax Credit Program Year 1 – Television Allocation Release
November 18, 2020
Tax Credit Program Year 1 – Feature Films Allocation Release
August 17, 2020
Tax Credit Program Year 1 – Television Allocation Release
August 3, 2020
Tax Credit Program Year 5 – Feature Films Allocation Release
June 29, 2020
2019
Tax Credit Program Year 5 – TV Allocation Release
December 16, 2019
Tax Credit Program Year 5 – Film Allocation Release
November 12, 2019
Tax Credit Program Year 5 – Film Allocation Release
July 29, 2019
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – Film Allocation Release
April 1, 2019
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – TV Allocation Release
March 11, 2019
2018
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – 2nd TV Allocation Release
December 10, 2018
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – 2nd Film Allocation Release
November 19, 2018
Tax Credit Program Progress Report
November 2, 2018
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – 1st Feature Allocation Release
September 23, 2018
Tax Credit Program Year 4 – 1st TV Allocation Release
July 2, 2018
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 3rd Feature Allocation Release
April 9, 2018
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 3rd TV Allocation Release
March 19, 2018
2017
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 2nd TV Allocation Release
December 11, 2017
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 2nd Feature Allocation Release
November 20, 2017
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 1st Feature Allocation Release
July 24, 2017
Tax Credit Program Year 3 – 1st TV Allocation Release
June 29, 2017
2017 Film in California Conference – Post-Event News Release
May 22, 2017
Tax Credit Program Year 2 – 3rd TV Allocation Release
March 17, 2017
Tax Credit Program Year 2 – 2nd Feature Allocation Release
February 13, 2017
2016
Tax Credit Program Year 2 – 2nd TV Allocation Release (FINAL)
November 30, 2016
Tax Credit Program Year 2 – 1st Film Allocation Release (FINAL)
August 2, 2016
Tax Credit Program Year 2 – 1st TV Allocation Release
June 13, 2016
Tax Credit Program Year 1 – 3rd TV Allocation Release
March 9, 2016
Tax Credit Program Year 1 – 2nd Feature Allocation Release
February 10, 2016
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