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Los Angeles Film and TV Production Approaches Historically Low Levels

Amid the decline, some industry observers are calling for an expansion of the California film and TV tax credit program to compete with other countries and states beefing up their incentives to lure Hollywood dollars.

The three-month period from July to September logged the weakest quarter so far this year, slipping 5 percent to roughly 5,000 shoot days, according to the latest report from FilmLA. The figure falls short of shooting in the area during the same time last year, when production was halted amid Hollywood’s dual writers and actors strikes. Amid the historically low production levels, FilmLA is calling for an expansion to the California film and TV tax credit program to compete with other countries and states beefing up their incentives to lure Hollywood dollars.

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