As concerns about runaway production mount while California looks to balance its budget and prepares for potential federal funding cuts, top entertainment unions are pulling out all the stops to support proposed expansions to the state’s film and TV tax incentives program.
A group of industry labor groups called the Entertainment Union Coalition is traveling to Sacramento on March 4 and 5 to lobby for the California governor’s proposed boost to film and television tax incentives and two bills set to further bolster the program. As part of that effort, the unions have produced a 22-page pamphlet for lawmakers and created a website encouraging visitors to contact legislators, sign a pledge and post their support for local production on social media. The “Keep California Rolling” campaign launched on Thursday, a few days before the trip and as details of proposed legislation is still being hashed out.
