from: Todd Cunningham, TheWrap.com — A major advocate of the unions’ merger, he’ll seek the 66th District seat as a Republican Actor Ned Vaughn, a key architect of the merger of Hollywood’s two largest labor unions, resigned Wednesday as executive vice-president of SAG-AFTRA Wednesday so that he can run for a seat in California’s Assembly. Vaughn, a...
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The movie about teens who face an army of aliens with help from vampires and zombies is among the few projects to receive a 20% film tax credit from California. Movies starring Vanessa Hudgens, Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner have begun filming in Los Angeles, adding some celebrity sizzle to brisk feature film activity this quarter. Sony’s Columbia Pictures...
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from: James Thompson, P3update.com — Sophisticated film audiences and the industry’s adoption of digital workflows have directors seeking new and exciting ways to tell their stories. While many see the learning curve of the digital movement as an obstacle, others are accepting the challenge to reinvent themselves while creating new possibilities. The industry’s...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — The market for animated movies may be nearing a saturation point as audiences confront a growing number of choices, some Hollywood veterans say. When it comes to computer-animated movies, studios seemingly can’t get enough of talking animals, planes, cars, monsters, cavemen, snails and little blue creatures who live...
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from: Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times — His daughter was killed there in 2010 It’s been three years since film producer Michel Shane’s 13-year-old daughter Emily Shane was killed by a speeding driver while she was walking along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Now Shane, 57, an executive producer for “Catch Me If You Can” and “I,...
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As announced last month, FilmL.A. – the not-for-profit film office for the City and County of Los Angeles – will soon relocate to the Hollywood area. The move will take place over Labor Day weekend. We look forward to serving you from our new location. To avoid possible move-related delays in the coordination of film permits and licenses, all requests to film between...
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