A total of 54 film projects applied for tax credits during the March 9 to 13 application period
. The allocation was originally set to be announced in April, but approvals were delayed due to COVID-19 and the ensuing production shutdown. The allocation signals that the industry is beginning to get back to work.
The California Film Commission has reserved $40.2 million in tax credit allocation for the 12 film projects selected. Together, the dozen movies are set to generate nearly $225 million in qualified spending in the state. They plan to employ an estimated 1,745 crew, 543 cast and 14,668 background actors/stand-ins over a combined 444 filming days in California.
While most of the production activity will occur within Los Angeles’ 30-Mile Studio Zone, four of the 12 projects plan a significant amount production — 65 filming days — in Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. California will also double for a range of far-off locales like Iran (for
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