{
  "id": 8528383,
  "title": "Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating $10 Million Post-Production Tax Credit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/gavin-newsom-signs-bill-creating-10-million-post-production-tax-credit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T19:55:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/gavin-newsom-post-production-tax-credit-1236867163/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill creating a $10 million post-production tax credit. The bill, AB 2319, aims to keep post-production jobs in the state by offering a tax credit for qualifying expenses related to editing, sound, music, visual effects, and other post-production processes. According to Variety, the bill passed the state Assembly and Senate by wide margins last month.\n\nThe tax credit provides 35% to 50% of qualifying expenses, and productions do not need to shoot in California to qualify. TheWrap reports that the previous parameters for California's film and television tax credits required 75% of filming or overall spending to occur in the state for post-production work to be eligible. This new bill relaxes those rules.\n\nThe new law also expands California's film and television tax credit program, with another bill, Bill 186, set to take effect in 2027. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this law exempts independent projects from caps on the use of state tax credits and offers enhanced monetization of incentives. The $10 million allocated for the post-production tax credit is seen as a starting point, with TheWrap reporting that the bill's author, Assemblymember Nick Schultz, plans to seek increased funding in next year's budget.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs CA Postproduction Tax Credit Into Law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/gov-gavin-newsom-signs-ca-postproduction-tax-credit-into-law",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:16:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Creating California’s First Standalone Tax Credit for Post-Production Work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/gov-newsom-signs-bill-creating-californias-first-standalone-tax",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:15:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}