California awards $330 million per year in state subsidies for film and TV shows in order to keep production in the state. For the purposes of its tax credit application, the Tarantino film is identified only as ““I love shooting in California,” Tarantino said in a statement. “I started directing movies here and it is only fitting that I shoot my final motion picture in the cinema capital of the world.
The California Film Commission also granted $20 million to an untitled Netflix project, and $20.7 million to a Sony film called “Under My Skin,” which is rumored to be a biopic of Frank Sinatra.Film production around the world has ground to a halt due to the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The tax credits announced Friday will not actually be granted until after the productions are complete.
“While production is now drastically reduced, today’s news about projects in our tax credit program signals there will be a much-welcome surge in California-based production once the strikes are resolved,” Colleen Bell, the executive director of the film commission, said in a statement. Tarantino’s previous film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” also received $18 million in California tax credits.“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” $2,505,000