A dozen projects have been selected for $40 million in tax credit allocations by the California Film Commission including Amazon’s Lucille Ball biopic starring Cate Blanchett and penned by Aaron Sorkin.
The projects are expected to generate nearly $225 million in qualified spending to California workers and payments to in-state vendors. Earlier this month, California gave its blessing for film and TV production to resume, subject to approval from county public health authorities.
Universal scored the biggest allocation with $10 million for a project called “Live Feed,” and the smallest with just over $800,000 for the “Half Baked” sequel.
Others making the list include the Sylvester Stallone-led and Michael Bay executive produced sci-fi thriller “Little America,” the immigration-themed “The Test,” the transgender man sent to conversion camp tale “Moonshadow,” the graphic novel adaptation “Black Hole” at New Regency” and $2.5 million to an indie film called “Dog” from Collar & Leash Ltd.
The state’s production tax credit program requires recipients to begin production within six months. Eight of the 12 projects will take place within the Los Angeles 30-Mile Studio Zone. California will also double for scenes set in Iran, Hong Kong and Florida.
Source: Variety
