"It is the DGA's hope that this ground-breaking federal tax-incentive legislation, in combination with a growing number of state and local incentives, will stem the tide of film and television productions, and the jobs they create, from going abroad. We are proud to be one of the leaders of a broad and diverse group of interests that make up the Runaway Production Alliance, a coalition that has worked hard for the past five years to achieve this federal legislation." Apted continued, "Although this legislation is an important step forward, our efforts to keep entertainment industry jobs here in the U.S. are far from done."
In addition to our fellow members of the Alliance, the DGA thanks the following legislators for their bipartisan support of reducing the effect of runaway production and for voting for the passage of this bill:
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| Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) | Senator John Breaux (D-LA) | Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA) |
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| Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA) | Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) | Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
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| Speaker of the House, Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) |
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) | Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA) |
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| Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) | Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) | Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA) |
Runaway Production Alliance Members
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - (ATAS)
- Association of Talent Agents - (ATA)
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists - (AFTRA)
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers - (AICP)
- Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers - (AIVF)
- The Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors
- Directors Guild of America - (DGA)
- Film U.S.
- Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (formerly the Theatrical and Television Motion Picture Special Payments Fund)
- Hollywood Post Alliance
- IFTA (formerly the American Film Marketing Association)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - (IATSE)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Motion Picture Association of America - (MPAA)
- Producers Guild of America - (PGA)
- Production Equipment Rental Association - (PERA)
- Recording Musicians Association - (RMA)
- Screen Actors Guild - (SAG)
- Writers Guild of America, west
