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LAT: Hollywood hating Florida’s proposed “family friendly” film tax break

Posted Mar 17, 2010 by Catherine Whittenburg, Tallahassee bureau

Updated Mar 17, 2010 at 10:46 AM

“Seeking to be family friendly, Florida may have learned a hard lesson in how not to be Hollywood friendly”—so begins a story in the LA Times today about Hollywood’s criticism of a proposed film incentive in Florida.

It’s the latest in a string of national stories about the proposal from Orlando Rep. Stephen Precourt (R), which would deny a supplemental film industry tax rebate to productions promoting “nontraditional family values”—but without defining what “nontraditional family values” are.

Precourt has denied that the language targets the gay community, but Hollywood thinks otherwise—and it’s not pleased.

Los Angeles entertainment attorney Peter Dekom told the LAT that the bill “could serve as a major deterrent to [filming in] Florida,” since “there are a lot of actors and high-profile producers who have a powerful belief in gay rights and equal treatment under the law.”

The state Senate is expected to remove similar language from its tax break bill, the LAT’s Richard Verrier reports.