from: FilmLA.com — Following several months of extended negotiation with L.A. City officials, FilmL.A. is pleased to announce the reopening of Lincoln Heights Jail to filming. The jail, which is available for filming as of today, has been closed to filmmakers since May 2010. The list of filmable areas of the jail is as follows: 1st Floor – Front Entrance,...
Learn Morefrom: ShootMoviesInCalifornia.com — Not everyone is leaving California, and a new company feels that California is the only place to be. I recently interviewed Rametin Movahhed from The Film Training Company last week to find out about his upcoming seminar called MastersPOV. This seminar will take place at Avenue Six Studios in Van Nuys,Ca on Feb. 18th and 19th...
Learn Morefrom: FilmWorksLA — Fantastic news for proponents of the California Film & Television Tax Credit — a new independent report came out this week from The Headway Project and UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. The report authors (who received no entertainment industry funding) largely confirm the findings from the LAEDC last year, which...
Learn Morefrom: Richard Verrier, LA Times — As a front-runner to win top honors in the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, “The Artist” is a rarity. Not only is it in black and white, almost entirely silent and a French director’s take on old Hollywood, it is the only movie among the nine best picture nominees filmed entirely in Los Angeles. The 1960s civil rights...
Learn Morefrom: FilmLA eNews — Last week, FilmL.A. President Paul Audley and Vice President Todd Lindgren returned from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, more knowledgeable of the competitive production environment and inspired by the experience. FilmL.A. was able to tag along with the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA), which put together an...
Learn MoreThis is a behind the scenes look at the FilmWorksLA PSA that was directed by Marie Chao for the FilmWorksLA.com shoot with Tia...
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