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 Aram Nadjarian | Mozaic Media & Communications on behalf of California Film Commission | (323) 533-4523 .

2024

GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO EXPAND CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION’S TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR FILM AND TV PRODUCTION October 27, 2024 - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2024) – Governor Gavin Newsom today proposed expanding California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program from the current $330 million annual allocation to $750 million annually. The massive increase to the program, which is administered by the California Film Commission (CFC), would allow California ....
19 PROJECTS TO SPEND $284.4 MILLION, EMPLOY OVER 3,800 CAST AND CREW THROUGH CALIFORNIA’S FILM AND TELEVISION, SOUNDSTAGE TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS September 10, 2024 - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (September 10, 2024) – As part of the California Jobs First initiative, the California Film Commission (CFC) today awarded a total of $51.6 million in tax credits to nineteen projects set to film in California. Through the Film and Television Tax Credit Program, $39.6 million was allocated to three....
Five Television Series to Film in California, Spend $386 Million Through the State’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program July 10, 2024 - As part of the California Jobs First initiative, the California Film Commission (CFC) today awarded $58 million in tax credits to five television projects – one recurring television series, a limited series, and three new television series...
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...