from: Bob Strauss, Daily News — The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Los Angeles. A mini version of it, anyway — and far from its usually snow-covered locale. From Aug. 8 to 11, the Sundance Institute is presenting Next Weekend, spotlighting a series of features from last January’s Park City, Utah, shindig, as well as some choice offerings from other...
Learn More
Frightened shop patrons call 911 when they spot masked men with what appear to be guns Someone yell cut! Cops descended on a southern California film shoot after a pair of gun-toting actors were mistaken for robbers at a popular coffee shop, police said Friday. The wild scene unfolded after a bystander stumbled across the unauthorized movie shoot and saw at least one...
Learn More
Funds promised by mayor have not materialized SAN DIEGO – The three-person staff that is the San Diego Film Commission will be out of work as of July 31. “We don’t have the funding to continue, despite what was promised,” said Rob Dunson, director of film production. The commission is a one-stop center for production crews looking to use talent,...
Learn More
from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — The zombie comedy “Life After Beth” has come to life. The independent film, which stars Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly and Anna Kendrick, among others, began filming earlier this year month in Los Angeles, according to film permits. “Life After Beth” has already filmed in Griffith Park, a handful...
Learn More
from: FilmLA eNews — To recognize staffers for providing fantastic customer service to industry customers, government clients and community stakeholders, FilmL.A. introduced its G.R.I.P. program (Getting Recognition in Print) in 2007. Under the G.R.I.P. program, FilmL.A. supervisors and peers can commend their co-workers for acts of exemplary customer service. ...
Learn More
The exec tells TheWrap that Paramount TV will make shows for Yahoo, Netflix, CBS, MTV and anyone else who wants it Amy Powell took the reins as the new chief of Paramount’s TV division on Monday, adding a third division to her purview (alongside microbudget film label Insurge and Paramount Digital). The promotion cements her status as one of the top executives at...
Learn More
