from: FilmWorksCA.com — For more than a decade, California has been steadily losing its once undisputed dominance of the film and television production industry. From 2003 to 2009, California’s share of feature film production was cut nearly in half. In San Francisco alone, film and television production employment dropped 43 percent between 2001 and 2006. But in...
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from: Todd Cunningham, The Wrap — “Entourage” movie, “Horrible Bosses 2” help rise in local productions as TV falls 9 percent, according to survey What would happen if California offered movie and TV tax credits similar to other states and countries? It might mean a surge in feature film on-location shoots, like the 24.2 percent increase that non-profit...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Amazon Studios has ordered two new TV pilots. The Cosmopolitans will focus on a group of young people living in Paris and will film on location in the French capital. Hand of God is a vigilante drama that will shoot in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. “The Cosmopolitans and Hand of God both contain rich...
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from: FilmLA eNews — Late last month, the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) brought its annual Locations Show back to Los Angeles. As in years past, the Show featured dozens of states and countries as exhibitors, each touting film incentives and locations and trying to draw film production away from Los Angeles. Against this sea of competitors,...
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from: Jon Burlingame, Variety.com — Using the Kevin Costner film “Draft Day” as an example, the American Federation of Musicians on Thursday launched a campaign designed to stop producers from sending scoring jobs to musicians outside the U.S. At a Westwood rally attended by about 75 musicians and members of other unions, AFM president Ray Hair contended that...
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Fiesta Broadway Coming Up April 27th: City to Restrict Filming/Street/Lane Closures in Affected Areas The 25th Annual Fiesta Broadway celebration is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 27th 2014. In preparation for this event the Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin closing roadways at 12 noon on April 26th. Roadways will not re-open until 5am on April...
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