After a years-long battle by film industry supporters, business and labor groups, job creation advocates and committed legislators to secure a film and television tax incentive, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation creating tax credits for film and television production in February of this year. With the Legislature’s passage of the program, California became one of over 40 states to offer … Read More
Waiting for Their Big Break(even)
This is L.A. Nearly everyone knows someone who wants to “make it” in showbiz — as a singer, actor, writer, director, etc. But there are numerous local businesses that serve the entertainment industry that are also trying to “make it” — by keeping their doors open and staff employed, as the struggling economy and the flight of the industry to … Read More
Secret Headquarters Welcomes Agents of Change
On July 23rd, Secret Headquarters, Inc., a Culver City post-production facility that specializes in meeting the demands of Hollywood’s entertainment industry, hosted a panel of industry professionals to discuss the topic “ran-away production”. Titled Keeping it Local: If You Worked Here You’d Be Home Now, the discussion was moderated by SHQ operations manager Dave Bogosian and featured our president, … Read More
Lawndale Schools Secure New Representation
Nine new filming locations just became more available to filmmakers thanks to a new agreement between FilmL.A. and the Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD). As the fifth school district to partner with FilmL.A., LESD now benefits from a streamlined film license coordination and referral service that incentivizes filming and generates critical revenues for education. Located in the heart of … Read More
Year-to-Date Filming Levels Deflate
As FilmL.A. last week, on-location filming across all tracked categories declined 24.5 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same six-month period in 2008. We recorded 19,015 permitted production days (PPD) between January and June 2009, compared to 25,196 PPD tallied in the previous year. Struggling under four straight quarters of double-digit losses, Feature film production … Read More