CALIFORNIA

The motion picture and television industry is directly responsible for more than:

258,860+ JOBS

INCLUDING
$42.6+ BILLION IN WAGES

in the state of California

165,570+ JOBS

related to production (including local productions such as broadcasting, in addition to any major studio production)

93,290+ JOBS

related to distributing movies, television and other video content to consumers

816,580+ JOBS

including indirect and induced impact on local vendors and other businesses, calculated using BEA's RIMS II economic model

FILM & TV SPOTLIGHT
2021
242 Films *

Films include:

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2022), Nope (2022), and Ambulance (2022)
428 TV series *

TV series include:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Grown-ish, and Abbott Elementary
2022
196 Films *

Films include:

Barbie (2023), Fast X (2023), and 80 for Brady (2023)
406 TV series *

TV series include:

Barry, This is Us, and House of the Dragon

Qualified productions are allowed a 20% credit for feature films with budgets between $1 million and $100 million, as well as movies-of-the week or miniseries with budgets exceeding $500,000. An additional 5% credit is available for filming outside Los Angeles and a 25% credit is available for qualified TV series relocating to California after filming all previous seasons elsewhere. For more information, please visit the California Film Commission.