For years, when industry pros talked about production flight it was usually about projects leaving traditional film and television hubs like Los Angeles and New York, enticed by new tax credits, cheaper workplaces and less regulation in other U.S. states (or overseas). While that’s still true, some of these rising players now may be feeling the pain of fickle production, too.
In early March, the CEO of a major studio soundstage operator indicated that a few markets that had been seen as up-and-coming production players were now starting to experience some film and TV downturns. “L.A. and New York have seen a rise in production with the downfall of other markets like Albuquerque, New Mexico, New Orleans, Louisiana, Atlanta,” said Victor Coleman, who runs Hudson Pacific, the Sunset Bronson Studios owner where Netflix is a tenant in Los Angeles.
Less than two months later, Hudson Pacific is pulling
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