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COVID-19 Pandemic Slices Summer Filming Season in Half

Research Updates  |  October 14, 2020

Even as filming is beginning a slow return in Greater Los Angeles, a sobering new report released today reveals the enduring effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the region’s film, television and commercial production industry. Updated data from FilmLA indicate that filming in area communities declined by 54.5 percent year-over-year… >>Read more

FilmLA Issues Third Update on Production Restart Progress

Research Updates  |  September 3, 2020

FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity following the reopening of most areas in LA County to production. After receiving the go-ahead from local authorities to begin processing film permits, FilmLA resumed… >>Read more

FilmLA Issues Second Update on Production Restart Progress

Research Updates  |  August 5, 2020

FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity following the reopening of most areas in LA County to production. After receiving the go-ahead from local authorities to begin processing film permits, FilmLA resumed… >>Read more

Second Quarter a Near-Total Loss for On-Location Filming

Research Updates  |  July 8, 2020

FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, today updated its quarterly report series quantifying on-location filming within its service area. The new report, comparing April- June 2020 with the same period in the prior year, offers a stark portrait of an… >>Read more

FilmLA Issues Update to Ongoing Sound Stage Study

Research Updates  |  June 17, 2020

FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today updated its ongoing study of filming taking place on L.A. area certified sound stages. FilmLA’s latest Sound Stage Production Report aggregates data supplied by an expanded list of studio partners to quantify… >>Read more

So Long Fog, Hello Sun: Penny Dreadful Relocates to Los Angeles from Dublin

For Filmmakers  |  April 24, 2020

After filming for three seasons in Dublin, Ireland (which doubled for Victorian-era foggy London), the creators of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful horror drama series, headed west to sunny L.A. with the spinoff Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.   Per Showtime’s description of the new series, “1938 Los Angeles is a time and… >>Read more

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