from: Danny Jensen, LAist.com — The $1.3 billion plan to make the L.A. River into a lovely, scenic destination instead of a concrete-encased channel just took a major leap forward by winning approval in Washington D.C. Mayor Garcetti just received unanimous support from the Army Corps of Engineers for the now plan to restore the natural ecosystem of an 11-mile...
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from: SignalSCV.com — The City of Santa Clarita set new film records in fiscal year 2014-2015 (July 2014-June 2015) with an estimated total economic impact of $33.9 million from location filming alone. This is a 1 percent increase from last year’s $33.5 million overall economic impact. The Santa Clarita Film Office has again surpassed previous year numbers for the...
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from: Dave McNary, Variety.com — With California expanding its incentive program, TV dramas shot in Los Angeles rose 12.9% in the second quarter to 1,003 shooting days, FilmL.A. has reported. The dramas included “Agent X,” “Rizzoli and Isles,” the second season of “True Detective,” “Stitchers,” “Masters of Sex” and “Teen Wolf.” FilmL.A.,...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Michigan has ended its filming incentive programme. The news comes only a few months after superhero movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice wrapped principal photography in Detroit. However, the incentive itself had been in turmoil since the start of the year. Michigan’s filming incentive was in fact extended late last...
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from: FilmLA eNews — In support of its outreach and education efforts, FilmL.A. has partnered with Los Angeles City Council District Offices, California State Assemblymembers, local Neighborhood Councils and the industry to sponsor several summer movie nights for area residents. FilmL.A.’s Community Outreach Liaisons Arturo Piña and Guy Langman, who oversee the...
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from: Ted Johnson, Variety.com — State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon said Friday that California’s overhauled film and TV tax credit is reversing the flight of production from the state. Speaking on the Paramount Studios lot to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, de Leon, a Democrat, cited the 11 TV series awarded credits in the first round of selection...
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