Newsom, Schiff back Trump's push for federal film tax credit
Two California Democrats, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Adam Schiff, supported President Trump’s call this week to introduce a federal tax incentive for film and TV production in the U.S. On Monday, the president urged lawmakers in a Truth Social post to pass legislation to help move production back to Hollywood after rising U.S. production...
Dennis Quaid expressed support for President Trump's recent calls for a federal film tax credit, asserting that Hollywood must "Make American Movies Great Again." The actor engaged in a conversation with Fox News host Jesse Watters on the topic, pointing to the prevalence of productions filmed in alternative locations such as Atlanta and Canada as opposed to Los Angeles.
The cost of shooting in Los Angeles, Quaid explained, has deterred him from returning to the city; his last LA shoot having been a TV show 12 years prior. Watters then inquired about the high number of productions operating simultaneously in Georgia, which Quaid attributed to the lower costs and increased opportunities for filming there, alongside Canada.
On Monday, Trump took to social media to reiterate his support for the proposed federal tax credit, emphasizing that the departure of Hollywood productions to foreign locations has had a negative impact on California. He called for collaboration between Republicans and Democrats to formulate and pass legislation addressing this issue.
Trump's statement concluded with a passionate plea to reclaim the former hub of the movie and motion picture industry in the United States. Dennis Quaid voiced solidarity with Trump's initiative, lamenting the loss of cultural significance due to the trend of film production abroad. "We've subsidized our oil industry, our auto industry, and this is our culture industry, really," Quaid remarked. "Let's make American Movies Great Again."
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