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California: Star Wars’ The Mandalorian and Grogu Set to Film in the State Thanks to Film and TV Tax Credit Program

SACRAMENTO – The California Film Commission Feb. 26 announced the addition of five big-budget projects and ten independent films into the state’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program 4.0. These fifteen productions, spanning a diverse range of budgets and narratives, are projected to bring close to $408 million into California’s economy through qualified in-state expenditures and will also generate a boost for local economies with an estimated 2,252 crew, 598 cast, and 16,800 background performers poised to work across a combined 579 filming days.

Lucasfilm’s “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” directed by Jon Favreau, will have the largest total qualified expenditures in the history of the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program, marking a big win for California production and a high point for job creation. This Star Wars feature, a first for the franchise to be shot in California, is set to inject an estimated $166 million into the state’s economy through below-the-line wages and qualified expenditures.

Other notable, non-independent recipients include “Untitled Disney Live Action,” “Untitled 20th Film,” and two Amazon MGM Studios projects “The Accountant 2” and “Mercy.”

The ten independent films announced today are estimated to generate a total of $114 million in qualified spending, with $70 million attributed to qualified wages. Among these, the seven indies with budgets under $10 million, listed below, are projected to contribute a combined $22 million in qualified spending. The independent films with budgets exceeding $10 million, including New Regency’s “Untitled NRP Project,” are expected to surpass $92 million in qualified spending, reflecting the robust economic impact of these productions.

Full production title list

Animals of Los Angeles by Concept of Mind, LLC

California Convergence by Jeff Deverett

Cuate by FFAM Group, LLC

Josephine by Sclera Pictures, LLC

Lurker by Lurker Movie, LLC

Mercy by Amazon Studios, LLC

Secrets by Secrets Film, LLC

The Accountant 2 by Amazon Studios, LLC

The Mandalorian & Grogu by Huckleberry Industries (U.S.), Inc.

Untitled 20th Film by TCS US Productions 17, Inc.

Untitled Disney Live Action by Switch It Up Productions, Inc.

Untitled NRP Project by New Regency Productions, Inc.

Untitled Thriller by FYF Film, LLC

Untitled Vernon Chatman Project by pg County, LLC

What You’ll Remember by Spiral Stairs Entertainment

Details: http://tinyurl.com/Ca-Tax-Credit-program

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