from: FilmWorksLA.com — Yesterday, officials celebrated the beginning of the second phase of the Film Works L.A. public education and marketing campaign. In the second phase, Film Works will shift its focus toward educating local communities about the economic, civic, and cultural importance of filming to the Los Angeles region. Campaign organizers marked the...
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — The LAUSD is getting schooled in Hollywood. The Los Angeles Unified School District received $695,028 in revenue from movies filmed on its properties in July and August, a 44% increase over the same period last summer, according to FilmL.A. Inc., which handles film permits for the city and unincorporated areas of the county. So far...
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — Hollywood wants a $500-million blockbuster out of Sacramento. In the final days of the legislative session, the industry is seeking a five-year extension of a tax credit for producing films and television shows in California. It has assembled a powerful coalition of moguls and unions, who argue that failing to re-up the program...
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from: ShootMoviesInCalifornia.com — The California Senate has about 9 days (September 9th is when they go on recess, in other words (its too late after the 9th of September) to wake up and we need to help them to see the light! Here, this article might help them to see the...
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from: FilmLA.com — The Filmmakers’ Code of Professional Responsibility, which FilmL.A. distributes with every film permit it coordinates, calls on production companies to remove “all catering, crafts service, construction, strike and personal trash… from the location.” Fortunately, most film companies adhere to this requirement, leaving neighborhoods...
Learn Morefrom: Richard Verrier, LA Times — Feature film activity in Los Angeles continued to grow at a brisk pace, with on-location shoots for movies once again posting double-digit increases. Filming for features generated 189 production days for the week ended Sunday, up 66% from the same time a year earlier, according to recently-released data from FilmL.A. Inc., which...
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