Quentin Tarantino's final film to shoot in Los Angeles

Quentin Tarantino is going to make his final film in his hometown of Los Angeles.

The tentatively titled The Movie Critic was one of the 16 films approved conditionally for $77.8million (£62.18m) in total tax incentives today by the California Film Commission.

"I love shooting in California," Tarantino said in a statement. "I started directing movies here and it is only fitting that I shoot my final motion picture in the cinema capital of the world. There is nothing like shooting in my hometown; the crews are the best I’ve ever worked with, and the locations are amazing. The producers and I are thrilled to be making #10 in Los Angeles."

According to California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program, Tarantino will receive $20,213,000 (£16.15m). Receiving $20m (£15.98m), Netflix is the only major studio to have been granted credits for an untitled project, with Restless Productions Inc's Under my Skin as the third non-independent project to be given credits.  

A further 13 independent projects were announced. The indies include projects from parent company Faith Media along with other independent projects tackling storylines ranging from the immigrant’s journey (Chalino) to LGBTQ+ relationships (Saturn Return).

According to the Commission, "the projects are on track to bring $670m (£535.5m)in total production spending to California, including an estimated $466m (£372.45m) in “qualified” expenditures (defined as wages to below-the-line workers and payments to in-state vendors). They will employ an estimated 2,422 crew, 851 cast and 23,427 actors and stand-ins. Production will be spread over a combined 626 filming days in California, including 98 filming days outside the Los Angeles 30-Mile Studio Zone."

Notably, they added, "the projects plan no filming days outside of California."