CA/Entertainment—
More incentives to keep television and film production right here in the Golden State. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2319, authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank). The bill creates a new tax credit to support workers in all areas of post-production, including picture editorial, sound, music, visual effects, and finishing. Funding will start with $10 million annually beginning in January 2027, according to the Los Angeles Times.
This is part of continuing efforts to put the brakes on runaway production that takes thousands of California jobs with it. In 2025, the state’s film and television tax credit program more than doubled the tax credit from $330 million to $750 million. The program also widened to include a broader range of television and animated productions.
“California is the nation’s entertainment capital. It is the home of storytellers, dreamers, artists, entrepreneurs, and creators who define culture for the rest of the world. This legislation protects the extraordinary people who make this industry possible and makes it unmistakably clear: California is still the future of film and television. We have the talent. We have the infrastructure. We have the creative community. And we have an ecosystem that simply cannot be replicated anywhere else.” Governor Newsom said in a news release today.
Also, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 186, which would strengthen the current tax incentive program.
Since its start in 2009, California’s film & television tax credit program has reportedly generated over $34.2 billion in economic activity and supported more than 243,000 cast and crew jobs statewide.
