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\n\tAnimation is taking a larger share of the California film incentive, as the state announced Tuesday that $71 million would go to four animated features.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe state expanded its production incentive to $750 million a year in 2025, while also opening up the program to animated films and TV shows.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDonkey,\u201d the spinoff of the \u201cShrek\u201d series, will claim $19.2 million, while Disney\u2019s \u201cHexed\u201d will collect another $18.5 million. Two other untitled features, one each from DreamWorks and Pixar, account for the other $34 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat adds up to 59% of the $122 million awarded to major studios by the California Film Commission in the latest round. Two live-action films made up the balance: $42 million for an untitled big-budget production from Warner Bros. and $8.2 million for an untitled comedy from 20th Century Studios.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn additional $65 million was given to independent films, including \u201cGingerbread Men,\u201d from Ben Affleck\u2019s Artists Equity, which collected $7 million. This is the fourth film Affleck\u2019s company has shot in California with state backing.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cUnder the program, we have been able to make the films \u2018Argo,\u2019 \u2018Unstoppable,\u2019 and \u2018Accountant 2,’\u201d he said in a statement, noting that \u201cGingerbread Men\u201d will film in L.A., \u201cclose to our company office and the best and most experienced cast and crew, vendors, and service providers. Let\u2019s continue to keep the California film industry alive with the help of the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe $750 million credit is divided into several buckets \u2014 35% for studio films, 10% for independent films, 40% for TV shows and 15% for TV shows that move to California from out of state. When animation was added to the program last year, it did not get its own bucket, meaning that animated films compete for funding against live-action productions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Simpsons 2\u201d was among the first animated films to get a state tax credit when it was granted $22 million in April. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHexed\u201d was announced last August, and is due in theaters in November, and thus is likely very well along in production.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf it were a live-action film, it would not be eligible to receive a tax credit if principal photography had already begun. However, there is no equivalent rule in animation, as there is no principal photography, meaning that the state will in some cases end up incentivizing work that has been completed. <\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the film commission, seven projects applied for tax credits in this round but did not receive them. They either withdrew before the application process was finalized or were ruled ineligible.<\/p>\n

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