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SAG-AFTRA members are eligible to apply for the Hurricane Relief Fund if they are currently active and have paid their dues through April 30, 2017, and have been affected by either Harvey or Irma.
Florida, which was wracked by hurricane winds and rain Sunday, has had virtually no film and TV productions shooting there since the state ended its film tax incentives program in June 2016.
The Hawai‘i Film Office says productions receive a 20 percent tax credit on O‘ahu, and a 25 percent tax credit on Kaua‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i Island, provided they spend between $200,000 and $15 million and attempt to hire locally. They must also support education for the local production industry.
Preliminary judging for the Videogame Writing Award will be conducted by panels comprised of Videogame Writers Caucus and/or Writers Guild members active in the videogame writing arena.
Let’s face it, online streaming is a messy sea of endless titles that is both gargantuan and intimidating even to the most avid film buff.
Last week, Pinewood Atlanta Studios hosted British Ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, during his visit to the city of Atlanta.
The first two seasons were shot in Louisiana. This is the first time Georgia has ever nabbed a TV series from Louisiana. North Carolina, after it severely capped its tax credits, lost “Sleepy Hollow” in 2015, which aired for two more seasons here before being cancelled.
This timing difference was recently addressed in a Georgia letter ruling, where a taxpayer planned to purchase Georgia film credits to offset his income tax liability. The taxpayer had filed a valid Georgia extension for his 2015 Georgia income tax return to extend his deadline to Oct. 17, 2016 (Oct. 15 fell on a Saturday).
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Four-day figures are being projected at a dismal $93 to $95 million. In the wake of this abysmal August for the industry no new films were put into wide release, and The Hitman’s Body Guard took first place for the third time in a row with a meager $10.5 million.