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# California’s $750M film credit fails to halt production slide
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/californias-750m-film-credit-fails-to-halt-production-slide/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:05:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:05:56.000Z
- Description: Variety’s Gene Maddaus reports that FilmLA data released Wednesday shows California production fell 3.7% in the third quarter despite the state’s expanded $750 million film and TV tax credit.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Gene Maddaus, The Ankler podcast: Steve Hilton on Hollywood's future

**Why it matters.** Production that falls outside incentive-eligible categories keeps leaving California for cheaper locations, FilmLA’s Philip Sokoloski said.

*Signal from* [*variety.com*](https://variety.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Gene Maddaus*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-gene-maddaus/) *·* [*read the original*](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/california-film-credit-filmla-report-q3-1236918175/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*