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 Erik Deutsch, ExcelPR Group or call 323-851-2455.
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.
Press Release Archives
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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