In 2018 Time, declared Georgia “the Hollywood of the South.” By then, Georgia had developed the largest film incentive program in the entire United States. “Hollywood East,” North Carolina, was already the site of many memorable films before the 2000s, the golden age of state film incentives. North Carolina started offering film production tax credits...
Time Magazine’s Aug. 6 special issue focuses on the American South. One of the articles is about Georgia’s film production incentives, entitled “How Georgia Became the Hollywood of the South.” The Twitter account G.H. Davey asked me about it. “Having seen some of you criticism re film incentives in other states, what about GA, where it...
When fiscal conservatives argue against tax breaks or subsidies aimed at specific industries, they aren’t arguing that North Carolina ought not to welcome anyone who want to live, work, invest, and build businesses in the state.
Film director Rob Reiner and other Hollywood notables have railed against North Carolina, threatened not to work in the state again, and raised the possibility of economic boycotts because of House Bill 2, the so-called bathroom bill. And yet separate but identical bills have been introduced in the House and Senate that would try to...
RALEIGH — The 25-percent refundable state tax credit offered to film production companies may be in trouble. New legislation may be drafted to preserve incentives for filmmakers, but it’s not clear how many jobs the industry provides in North Carolina, and whether offering tax credits is a net economic benefit to the state or simply a drain on the treasury.
