Motion Picture Association Statement on Introduction of a Federal Production Incentive

WASHINGTON — Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Representatives Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) today introduced the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act in both the U.S. Senate and House. The bill would establish a federal film and television production incentive to strengthen the U.S. economy, benefit local communities, and generate jobs for Americans across all 50 states. The following is a statement from MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin: 

“The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act would deliver a true gamechanger for American creators, workers, and businesses – a federal incentive that supercharges production at home, fuels jobs and growth in local communities, and makes the United States a more competitive destination for the next generation of great film and television.  

“There’s a reason everyone from President Trump to a bipartisan group of members in Congress to studios, unions, guilds, and more want to get this done. Passing this legislation could inject $250 billion into the country’s economy and deliver nearly 145,000 new jobs every year across all 50 states. That’s a story we can write together by enacting this bill, to ensure that more stories are crafted, created, and made here in America.

“The Motion Picture Association thanks Senators Tim Scott, Adam Schiff, John Cornyn, and Reverend Raphael Warnock, and Representatives Nathaniel Moran, Linda Sánchez, Brian Jack, Laura Friedman, Mike Carey, Judy Chu, David Kustoff, Tom Suozzi for their leadership in support of America’s creative economy.” 

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About The Motion Picture Association 

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) serves as the leading voice and advocate of the motion picture, home video, and television industries. It works in every corner of the globe to advance the creative industry, protect its members’ content across all screens, defend the creative and artistic freedoms of storytellers, and support innovative distribution models that bring an expansion of viewing choices to audiences around the world. Its member studios are: Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO. 

Media Contact 

Tom Zigo 

Tom_Zigo@motionpictures.org