from: Annlee Ellingson, L.A. Biz — Legislation to expand and extend California’s incentives program for film and television has cleared yet another hurdle as it wends it way through the state government. The bill was unanimously passed by the appropriations committee on Friday, per the Hollywood Reporter. Next the legislation will go to the full Assembly for a...
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On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project, presented by NewFilmmakers LA (NFMLA) On Location is a multimedia community outreach program that celebrates Los Angeles and enlists L.A.’s remarkable pool of filmmakers to help tell the City’s stories to the world. Attendees at event screenings gain insider perspectives into our diverse, cosmopolitan city and its...
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from: P3 Staff, P3update.com — As filmmakers prepare to visually tell their stories, they first travel to a variety of locations to study landscapes, infrastructure (which includes soundstages, production space and crewmembers) and travel-to-lodging logistics. While these are all key components for a successful production, the biggest factor is always the budget. A...
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The mayors of ten separate California cities have signed a letter calling for a boost to the state’s filming incentive programme. In the letter, the mayors lament the massive decline in big-budget feature and TV drama production in California and say the incentive has generated USD4.5 billion for the state since 2009. “Simply stated, the demand for film and television...
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from: Todd Cunningham, The Wrap — In a too-familiar scenario, Vancouver stands in for City by the Bay, whose film workers miss out on benefits In the blockbuster film “Godzilla,” the rampaging reptile spectacularly lays waste to large portions of San Francisco. It makes for a great monster movie mayhem, but for the City by the Bay, it’s adding insult to...
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The City of Santa Monica has informed FilmL.A. that it plans to impose restrictions on filming activity and production related parking within the Santa Monica city limits. Filming restrictions will be in effect May 24th through September 1st, 2014. During this period, filming is restricted at the beach on weekends, this includes still and motion activity. The bike path...
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