from: Alex Ben Block, The Hollywood Reporter — The Peach State used convenience (26 daily flights to L.A.!) and less regulation (but is it too lax?) to lure nearly $1 billion in 2013. Call it the Civil War of the South. In 2002, Louisiana became the first state to offer film and television production tax incentives. By 2009, several dozen other states and countries...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Location professionals nominated for the inaugural Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards will take part in a panel discussion in Los Angeles on the morning of 28 March ahead of the evening awards ceremony. The two-hour morning panel has been organised in partnership with the Association of Film Commissioners...
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from: P3update.com — Film commissioners from across the globe will come together to discuss production funding, locations, crewing, tax incentives and important regional filming aspects at the 2014 AFCI Locations Show in Los Angeles, Calif. This yearly industry event, championed by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), will be held at...
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from: Ted Johnson, Variety.com — Legislation to expand California’s tax incentives for movie and TV production moved forward on Tuesday, as the state assembly arts and entertainment committee unanimously gave their approval to the bill that would, among other things, make big budget motion pictures eligible for the credit. The Assembly’s Arts, Entertainment,...
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FilmLA Production Alert — The Port of Los Angeles has informed FilmL.A. that Southwest Marine will officially re- open for filming. The official date is Monday, March 24th, 2014. However, due to scheduled environmental remediation obligations, the facility will close to filming on August 31st, 2014. Southwest Marine is a ship-repair facility on Terminal Island in...
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from: Danielle Directo-Meston, Racked — Film and furniture fanatics, bust out the tissues: LA is losing one of its favorite spots for straight-from-the-set interior design inspo. After moving their merch from Downtown to Burbank, movie and TV prop shop Reel Appeal is once again relocating, this time outside of Cali completely. “So…many of you know...
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