{"id":282221,"date":"2026-04-23T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282221\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:18:16","slug":"animated-films-like-the-simpsons-movie-2-get-california-tax-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282221\/","title":{"rendered":"Animated Films Like ‘The Simpsons Movie 2’ Get California Tax Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> is working hard to prove that the expansion of the California Film<\/a> & Television Tax Credit program is having its desired effect and helping bring more productions back to the state. We\u2019ve still seen some numbers from FilmLA that suggest things haven\u2019t bounced back quite yet. Already the jobs issue in Hollywood has become a contentious part of the race for governor in California, with several candidates pledging to eliminate the $750 million cap put in place by Newsom<\/a>, which already was more than double what the state was previously capped at<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the quantity of projects now qualifying for tax credits that has changed, it\u2019s also the types. In the last announcement from the California Film Commission<\/a> back in March, animated series and reality competition shows<\/a> were among the new types of TV shows eligible for incentives, and now animated features are getting the same benefit. <\/p>\n

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The CFC announced that 38 film projects were awarded tax credits in this round, including 20th Century Studios\u2019 recently announced \u201cThe Simpsons Movie 2\u201d<\/a> and a \u201cPhineas and Ferb\u201d movie from Disney Entertainment Television. There\u2019s also an unspecified new DreamWorks movie that will shoot in California that round out the three animated features getting credits for the first time. A press release says that these three animated features alone should employ 484 cast and crew and deliver $144 million in qualified expenditures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to be the first animated feature selected by the Film Commission to receive a tax credit in California,\u201d said Randy Lake, Chief Operating Officer for DreamWorks Animation. \u201cThis credit will have a massive impact on our budgets, allowing DreamWorks to hire more local talent to complement our industry-leading animators and technologists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other projects to qualify include a Gloria Sanchez project called \u201cSelf-Help\u201d that at one point had Kirsten Dunst attached to star, an Artists Equity movie called \u201cThe Renewal,\u201d and an indie called \u201cBlack Is Blue\u201d starring Laverne Cox. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored that \u2018Self-Help\u2019 has been selected for California\u2019s Film & TV Tax Credit Program,\u201d said Gloria Sanchez Productions co-founder, Will Ferrell. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing real momentum again in California, and it\u2019s incredibly meaningful to be part of bringing production home and working with the crews who make this industry so special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to the California Film Commission for supporting \u2018Black Is Blue,\u2019\u201d said lead actor Laverne Cox. \u201cCalifornia has always been a place where bold, authentic stories come to life, and being able to make this film here means we get to collaborate with some of the most talented crews and artists in the world while investing back into the creative community that makes this industry possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film commission says that since the expansion of the Film & Television Tax Credit, the state has seen applications into the program jump by 400 percent, and it has so far approved 147 productions, up 53 percent compared to the same time last year, which it says represents $5.5 billion in total economic activity. <\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia remains the entertainment capital of the world \u2014 and we\u2019re making sure it stays that way. Our expanded film and television tax credit is keeping more productions here in the Golden State, creating good-paying jobs and supporting communities statewide. I\u2019m proud to announce the next round of projects that will keep California rolling and strengthen our leadership in the global creative economy,\u201d Governor Newsom said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis round marks a truly exciting milestone for our program. For the first time, we\u2019re welcoming animated feature films from powerhouses DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney, 20th Century Studios, and Disney Entertainment Television alongside a strong slate of big budget features and independent productions, that bring fresh voices and original storytelling to the screen,\u201d CFC director Colleen Bell added. \u201cWith more than 45 percent of filming days taking place outside the traditional studio zone, we\u2019re seeing the real-world economic impact of this program reach communities across the entire state. That\u2019s what this program is about: creating good-paying jobs and supporting local businesses, while bolstering California\u2019s creative economy in regions across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news comes as Netflix is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire the historic Radford Studios lot<\/a> in Studio City, which would give it a big footprint in Southern California as it currently just leases space in Hollywood. Such commitments from major studios to California are positive steps in the right direction for the state. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Governor Gavin Newsom is working hard to prove that the expansion of the California Film & Television Tax…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,14148,9,8,1924,457,121283],"class_list":{"0":"post-282221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-film-commission","10":"tag-california-headlines","11":"tag-california-news","12":"tag-film","13":"tag-gavin-newsom","14":"tag-the-simpsons-movie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}