Producers United Joins Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Push — SkimNews
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- Producers United released a statement over Labor Day weekend backing President Trump's renewed call for a bipartisan federal tax incentive aimed at bringing film and television production back to the U.S. and "protect American workers."
- President Trump endorsed the legislation Monday, dubbing it the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act and framing it as a rare initiative supported by both parties and by Hollywood.
- Charles Rivkin, head of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), publicly backed the proposal after Trump's statement, while the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has separately been pressing studios to lobby for the bill.
- Producers United argued a federal incentive working alongside existing state programs would "level the playing field" against rising production outsourcing abroad and "refortify our domestic production ecosystem."
- The coalition's statement tied the incentive to safeguarding "tens of thousands of jobs and businesses" supported by U.S.-based production, a theme echoed across the industry groups joining the push.
Why it matters: The push targets the steady migration of shoots abroad — if enacted alongside state programs, a federal incentive would shift studio economics and bring productions and vendor spending back to U.S. crews. With Trump, Hollywood guilds, and both parties publicly aligned, the political odds look unusually strong, though no bill text or timeline has yet been released.
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