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Already coming off a five-year low in 2019, film and television production in Los Angeles is almost assured to bottom out in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of when features, series and specials start up work again. "As of today, with the shutdown poised to extend deep into the second quarter, FilmLA…

The first few months of 2019 were wetter than usual for Los Angeles, and on-location filming in the City of Angels also got drenched. While that soaking may lead to a blooming of sorts down the line, things look truly underwater right now according to a report released Wednesday by FilmL.A. Down double digits from…

In the ever-shifting landscape of the Peak TV Era, some things stay the same and some things flip the script. A new report out today from Film L.A. has a bit of both with Amazon the top dog for new TV projects last year, production for digital networks up almost 80% over 2017 and the great state of California…

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood doesn't come out until July 26 but the flick is already a hit in Los Angeles. Production of the Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino and Leonardo DiCaprio starring Manson era movie in the City of Angels helped give on-location filming in Greater L.A. in 2018 a slight…

On-location filming in Los Angeles rose 3% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year, with TV pilots (up 30%), TV dramas (up 21.6%) and feature films (up 11%) doing especially well. The overall numbers are also a nice rebound from last quarter's 5.2% decline in all on-location filming…

Despite the state's annual $330 million tax incentives program, on-location filming in greater Los Angeles fell for a third consecutive quarter, dipping 3.5% to 9,455 shoot days in the third quarter of 2017 compared with the same period last year. On-location filming fell 4.7% in the second quarter and a whopping…

On-location TV production is booming in Los Angeles, thanks in part to California's $330 million annual film incentives program. "Approximately one fourth of all local (on-location) TV drama and TV comedy production is incentive-driven," FilmL.A. said in its latest quarterly report released today. Even so…

Starting next Monday, it's going to be 17% more expensive for producers to hire uniformed fire safety officers in the City of Los Angeles. Currently, the city charges $64 an hour for the officers; beginning October 3, the rate will go up to $75 an hour, with a four-hour minimum. The officers often are required to be…

Despite California's expanded film incentives program, TV and digital pilots shot in Los Angeles actually declined 13% in the 2015-2016 development cycle compared to a year ago, according to a new report from FilmL.A., the city's film office. The culprit: Comedy pilots, which declined from 70 shot in L.A. last year to…

On-location filming in greater Los Angeles increased 5.8% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same time period last year, according to FilmLA, the city's film office. The group attributed much of the growth to California's new $330 million film incentives program. Altogether, there were 9,937 on-location…

Runaway production and new broadcasting strategies have really cut into one of the backbones of Los Angeles’ TV industry, a new report out today from FilmL.A. says. For the first time since records have been kept, the home of Hollywood's share of total pilot production has fallen below 50% according to the nonprofit…

In a study released today on feature film production in California in 2013, FilmL.A. has added its voice to the chorus wanting an increase to the entertainment industry tax incentives the Golden State offers. While the opinion is nothing new for the nonprofit local-permitting organization, the basis of its latest…