Production Locations: Top 10 U.S. & Beyond

COMMENTS (15)

• The United States list covers states that have made tax and other changes to make them the most attractive.

  The Universe list covers places where actual production costs are being spent, and includes prior (non-new) programs from the way it reads.

  Comment by Chris — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 2:38pm PST  Reply to this post

• “Wonder why California rates tops in the Universe and only fifth in the US.”

  exactly.. is there an explanation for this?

  Comment by dt — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 2:52pm PST  Reply to this post

  • California has daily studio production. Film/ TV. See other sites like variety daily report.
    I cannot believe MI even made the list. I mean since they cut the 42 percent everything has dried up.

    Comment by 8movies5plays — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 4:23pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Only thing it explains is why lists like these are a waste of time. It doesn’t explain how they got paid for comming up with lists like these

    Comment by paul — Thursday December 29, 2011 @ 2:29am PST  Reply to this post

  • The two lists, as explained in the article, are looking at different factors. So comparing them is not possible.

    Comment by Bob — Thursday December 29, 2011 @ 8:01am PST  Reply to this post

  • California is drying out because it does not have a meaningful incentive like 36 or more other states have and the studio sytem is broken and irrepairable. California now is a state that needs independent filmmakers to make films there. However the investors who invest and drive that train in certain ways, do not want to give up a state which a rebate and/or transferable state tax credit.

    Comment by Corky Kessler — Thursday May 10, 2012 @ 9:49am PDT  Reply to this post

• These lists make zero sense. California is number five in US but Number One in the Universe? North Carolina is on the Universe list but doesn’t even make the US list? Who put this thing together?

  Comment by Jason Hathaway — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 4:13pm PST  Reply to this post

  • People who know more about it than YOU.

    Comment by bd — Thursday December 29, 2011 @ 1:19pm PST  Reply to this post

    • So you don’t have an answer. You just wanted to insult someone, huh?

      Grow up bd.

      Comment by Joe in SM — Friday December 30, 2011 @ 1:49pm PST  Reply to this post

• Connecticut ranks above New York on both lists? Connecticut has about 2 things shooting at any given time, New York has like 30.

  Comment by Dan — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 5:01pm PST  Reply to this post

  • I think CT pulled in several TV productions in 2010-2011, but I agree NY likely has more.

    However, hat’s off for CT for at least pulling in some business. It’s often described as “anti-business” but I think finally trying to pivot.

    Comment by jb — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 6:24pm PST  Reply to this post

  • But how many episodes do Maury, Jerry Springer and Steve tape each day in their respective studios in Stamford, Connecticut?

    Comment by What!? — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 6:48pm PST  Reply to this post

• Cmonnnnn Canada.

  Comment by J — Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 6:18pm PST  Reply to this post

• Ummm…. two things here –

  1. Puerto Rico offers 40%, which I believe is the highest incentive in the world

  2. The Isle of Man, through CinemaNX, I believe, still offers around $10 million, in exchange for the UK rights, provided you have decent talent attached and will shoot your entire movie on the Isle of Man (which is a great place – rainy, but you can make it work)

  Anyways, this list was not put together very intelligently, when you consider the two incentives above

  Comment by Miguel Ali — Thursday December 29, 2011 @ 4:01am PST  Reply to this post

• This isn’t a list of the territories with the best incentives – its their analysis of where people are shooting the most. (In their opinion anyway.) Either way, its not very informative or at least – not very well defined.

  The CreditScout incentives directory is much better and it updates monthly!

  http://www.creditscoutapp.com/territory

  Comment by Carl — Thursday December 29, 2011 @ 2:03pm PST  Reply to this post