Film industry leaders say the future of Los Angeles looks grim if the city keeps its trend of declining productions.

The film industry has experienced a hit in its production in California, with some saying the Golden State doesn’t do enough to incentivize companies to film in LA. According to Philip Sokoloski, Vice President of Communications for nonprofit FilmLA, Hollywood has experienced a 22.4% decline in on-location filming in the first quarter of the year.

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“California does not have a competitive tax incentive in place to bring new projects back,” he said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators are calling for improvements to the state’s tax credit program to draw back production and increase jobs locally. Al

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