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>"It's also been really interesting to see Georgia rocket to the #2 location in the US for filmmaking (a personal hobby of mine). The folks I know in the indust
by bogomipz 9y ago
>"It's also been really interesting to see Georgia rocket to the #2 location in the US for filmmaking (a personal hobby of mine). The folks I know in the industry say we're poised to overtake LA eventually."
You realize that this is solely because of Georgia making hundreds of millions of dollars in tax subsidies available to Hollywood right? This is not sustainable. Hollywood previously set up shop in New Orleans("Hollyood South")for the same reasons and then moved on to Georgia when those tax credits were capped in Louisiana. See:
https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/louisianas-film-industry-tax-incentives-pros-and-cons/Content?oid=2547130 https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/louisianas-film-indu...
and
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-louisiana-film-tax-20150702-story.html http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-c...