from: Richard Verrier, photo: Kirk McCoy, Los Angeles Times — Eric Garcetti met with film industry workers to solicit ideas for fighting runaway production and pledged to name a film czar. In a closed-door meeting on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot, a few dozen location scouts, agents, producers and studio executives gathered to discuss the state of...
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from: P3update.com — On June 27–29, Los Angeles will once again play host for the annual Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Locations Show. Film commissioners from across the globe will reunite downtown at the L.A. Convention Center to discuss production funding, locations, crewing, tax incentives and other important regional filming...
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from: FilmLA.com — Each year between January and April, Los Angeles residents observe a marked increase in local on-location filming. New television pilots, produced in anticipation of May screenings for television advertisers, join continuing TV series, feature films and commercial projects in competition for talent, crews, stage space and sought-after...
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from: FilmLA Production Alert — The City of Santa Monica has approved an agreement with FilmL.A., establishing the not for profit as the film permit coordinator for the area offering local filmmakers more convenient access to a variety of unique locations. FilmL.A. is now accepting applications for permits to film within Santa Monica City limits starting July 1,...
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from: Tony Maglio, TheWrap.com — Unpaid interns are fighting back. TheWrap takes a look at the status of a flurry of new lawsuits Hey Hollywood: Be careful who you ask to get your latte. Lawsuits by unpaid or underpaid interns against entertainment and media companies have accelerated to an epidemic pace in recent weeks following the success of interns who first...
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The L.A. City Council and the film industry are once again on a collision course over a green-colored bike lane downtown. City officials painted a 1.5-mile strip of Spring Street neon green in 2011 for a bike lane as part of a larger effort pushed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to make streets safer and more inviting to cyclists. But the bike lane has been a bone of...
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