📣 New on The Town: After a Historic Hollywood Tax Break, Is Moviemaking Coming Back to California?

Natalie Nelson

EP's Joe Chianese returns to The Town to discuss California's incentive overhaul and how the state stacks up against other US and global territories.

In the latest episode of The Town, Matt Belloni is joined by Joe Chianese of Entertainment Partners to unpack the new California tax bill, which will significantly expand the state's film and TV tax incentive, making California one of the most competitive states in the country for film and TV production.

https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/4szZzAFbLRW4kAMXihNwP9?utm_source=generator&t=0

Joe helps Matt dig into the bill, what it actually means for film and TV productions, who benefits the most, who doesn’t, why this bill finally passed now, and whether this will spark a return to power for California in the film and TV production space.

Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Superman’ (25:27).

🎧 You can also listen to the full episode here: 

https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-town-with-matthew-belloni/2025/07/09/after-a-historic-hollywood-tax-break-is-moviemaking-coming-back-to-california