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SAG‑AFTRA and filmmakers warn runaway production and tax and grant changes threaten California jobs
Summary
SAG‑AFTRA and documentary filmmakers told a legislative panel that productions are moving to other states and countries, that federal policy and tax-code gaps worsen the problem, and that California should preserve and expand incentives and worker protections to keep production and crews in state.
Union and industry witnesses said federal policy uncertainty and international incentives have already driven production and related jobs out of California, threatening a wide ecosystem of workers beyond actors and directors.
Julie Fisher, national secretary-treasurer of SAG‑AFTRA, told the joint committees that other countries have created government-backed incentives that attracted U.S. film and television production overseas. Fisher urged state and federal action, including a federal production labor tax credit to complement state incentives and the Performing Artists…
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