from: Alex Ben Block, The Hollywood Reporter — For the final time, the doors will open at 9 am Wednesday in Hollywood for the lottery under the $100 million California Film & TV Tax Credit Program. The doors of the California Film Commission then close at 3 pm, after which a California Highway Patrol officer will make the random selection of which projects to...
Learn Morefrom: FilmLA eNews — The process of creating content for film, television or the web can be a long one, even before you move onto location selection and securing permits. When obtaining a permit is your next step, FilmL.A.’s Permit Administration Department stands ready to lend a hand. FilmL.A.’s Permit Administration group is often the first point of contact...
Learn Morefrom: Dave McNary, Variety.com — As most California-based producers already know, the state’s film and TV tax credit program has gotten sweeter. The size of its subsidies has more than tripled (to $330 million annually), and extends to types of projects that were formerly ineligible. Some key dates are looming. On April 1, 2015, the final lottery for independent...
Learn Morefrom: FilmLA.com — Please be advised, a construction project is set to begin on the 6th Street Bridge and surrounding areas which will result in several bridge and road closures. Closures of surrounding areas will go into effect within the next few weeks, with demolition of the bridge starting in August 2015. The overall project is scheduled to last well into the...
Learn MoreThe 21st annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLOIFF) announces the premiere screenings of seven new films amidst the hills, beaches and Central Coast wine country of San Luis Obispo County, California, from March 10-15, 2015. “For our festival’s 21st anniversary, we are proud to have assembled a lineup of never-before-seen films, as well as movies and...
Learn Morefrom: Brendon Tom, P3update.com — The Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) recently announced the winners of its 2nd Annual Location Managers Guild of America Awards at an event honoring the outstanding and creative contributions of Location Professionals in seven categories of film, television and commercials. The event was held at the Wallis Annenberg Center...
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