{"id":909907,"date":"2026-09-26T04:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909907\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T04:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:02:12","slug":"new-federal-film-tax-credit-proposal-includes-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909907\/","title":{"rendered":"New Federal Film Tax Credit Proposal Includes Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schiff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Motion-Picture-Television-and-Entertainment-Revitalization-Act-Text.pdf\">Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act<\/a>, A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday, would give film and TV productions a federal tax credit worth 20% of eligible U.S. wages. Some projects could qualify for up to 30%. If the bill passes, the credit could also be combined with state incentives.<\/p>\n<p>Why it matters: California recently opened its tax credit program to animation. A federal credit could give studios another reason to keep animation jobs in the U.S., including in states like California, which already offer support.<\/p>\n<p>How animation would qualify: At least 75% of a production\u2019s animation work, measured by cost, would have to be done in the U.S. That\u2019s a huge number and, if applied, could be a significant job creator on projects that want the tax help. The bill counts work such as keyframe animation, in-between animation, and voice recording. An American studio could not qualify simply by developing a film here while doing most of the animation overseas.<\/p>\n<p>What the credit covers: It would apply to eligible U.S. wages on feature films, TV pilots, and TV seasons costing more than $1 million. Contractors\u2019 work could count. The bill also has separate provisions for U.S. visual effects and post-production work.<\/p>\n<p>The California connection: Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks animated features received a substantial share of California\u2019s recent studio tax credits. A federal credit could add to that support if those productions meet its U.S. work requirement.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next: The bill has support from lawmakers in both parties, studios, and entertainment unions. Congress must still pass it before any production can claim the credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday, would give film and TV&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":909908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-909907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/909908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}