{"id":19691,"date":"2025-05-01T13:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?page_id=19691"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:29:01","slug":"fighting-for-u-s-film-tv-jobs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/political-legislative\/fighting-for-u-s-film-tv-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting for U.S. Film & TV Jobs\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Protect a Vital American Industry from Going Dark<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The American film and television industry is more than just entertainment \u2014 it\u2019s a powerful economic engine that supports hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, fuels small businesses, and promotes American culture around the globe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

But today, this industry faces an urgent threat from international competition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Foreign governments have successfully lured film and television productions, and the multitude of jobs they create, away from the United States with aggressive tax incentives and subsidies. Films intended for initial release in the U.S. are increasingly being shot overseas \u2014 and American workers are paying the price.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The United States is Falling Behind<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In just two years, IATSE members have lost tens of thousands of jobs across the United States. That\u2019s thousands of families, small businesses, and communities across the country feeling the economic hardship of a shrinking industry.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Movies and television shows created primarily for U.S. audiences are being produced abroad \u2014 not because of better talent or technology, but because other countries recognize the value of these productions and are offering robust financial incentives that the U.S. simply doesn\u2019t match. While U.S. states have offered tax credits for production, generating billions in local economic output and creating thousands of jobs, in recent years state incentives have not been enough to prevent productions from moving overseas.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Without a comprehensive federal policy response, the U.S. risks turning its back on a signature American industry.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The Federal Government Must <\/span>Level <\/span>the Playing <\/span>Field<\/span> for U.S<\/span>. <\/span>Workers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

IATSE is pursuing all policy measures that can be implemented to return and maintain U.S. film and television jobs, while not disadvantaging our Canadian kin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Federal policymakers must act to level the playing field and make the U.S. film and television industry more competitive on the global stage, either through a federal incentive or other measures to spur domestic production.<\/span><\/p>

IATSE calls on U.S. federal policymakers to:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>