Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss’s ‘Imperfect Women’ among projects approved for California Tax Credit

The California Film Commission has approved 10 film and television productions for the state’s film and television tax credit, including Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington’s “Imperfect Women” and the second season of the Apple TV+ series “Bad Monkey,” which is relocating from Florida.

The CFC will award a combined $108.6 million in tax credits to the 10 productions, which it estimates will generate $509 million in qualified state spending, create 3,583 cast and crew jobs and invest $276 million in bottom line wages.

“We work hard to keep productions shot in California,” said Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission. “These tax credits help us keep jobs here in our state and drive economic growth, but the impact goes beyond the entertainment industry — it supports families, local businesses and communities across the country.”

Another film approved for incentives is 20th Century Studios’ “Whalefall,” written and directed by Brian Duffield and co-written by Daniel Kraus. Filmed in Carmel, the film is based on Kraus’ bestselling thriller novel about a teenage diver who is swallowed by a whale.

The approval of the incentive comes a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his support for a drastic expansion of the state’s tax incentive program and urged lawmakers to approve a package that would raise the program’s cap from $330 million to 750 million dollars.

As the proposal winds its way through the budget process next year, the CFC added additional application windows this fall in an effort to encourage more productions to film in California. The state has seen a drastic drop in shooting days in 2024 amid the lingering effects of last year’s strikes, a drop in greenlight productions from studios trying to cut costs, and increased competition from other states and countries with their own tax incentive packages.

The California Film Commission will hold its next independent and non-independent feature film application window 27-29. January 2025, and its next TV window 24-26 February

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