Boosted by a surge in feature film activity, total on-location filming in greater Los Angeles increased an impressive 2.4% in the first quarter to 9,724 shoot days, permitting agency FilmL.A.
reported Wednesday.Feature film production jumped 11.7% to 814 days — its first double-digit gain since 2015.
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President Paul Audley pointed to the state’s expanded tax credit program, which can cover up to 25% of a film’s budget.“It is exciting to see increases in high job producing categories in film and television production,” Audley said.
“The California Tax Credit program is sustaining the industry in our region and demonstrates how critical it is for a continuation of the program.”Incentivized projects, including “Bird Box,” “Peppermint,” “The Devil Has a Name,” “Destroyer” and “Captain Marvel” contributed 20% or 161 of the shoot days in the feature category.“Captain Marvel” was one of seven films with budgets over $100 million that have been covered by the expanded program.
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