On December 3, 2010, the FilmL.A. Board of Directors voted to elect Ed Duffy, business agent for Teamsters Local 399, as its chair for 2011. By accepting the nomination, Duffy succeeds Pamm Fair, independent political consultant and entertainment labor executive, who held the post from January 2009 through the end of 2010. Duffy is a member of FilmL.A.’s executive committee … Read More
Presidential Race Decided Early: Paul Audley, FilmL.A. President
On October 22, 2008, the FilmL.A. Board of Directors unanimously approved the hiring of Paul Audley as our new President. Paul Audley comes to FilmL.A. from The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, for which he served as Arizona state director. Audley has an extensive background in community-based nonprofit organizations and government, having served … Read More
Dog Days of Summer at FilmL.A.
Rin Tin Tin, Lassie and Benji are household names. But around the FilmL.A. office, the real canine stars are Pepe, Pennywise, Mundo and Carlos the Jackal, to name just a few. In addition to other things that make FilmL.A. a great place to work, our pro-pooch policy allows employees to bring in their four-legged friends. Faced with coordinating upwards of … Read More
FilmL.A. Staff Profile: Donna Washington
In 1993, current FilmL.A. Vice President of Permit Operations Donna Washington left her job as a social worker for the County of Los Angeles to accept a position as a film and video permit coordinator for the City of Los Angeles’ Motion Picture and Television Division, under the Board of Public Works. When the City and County of Los Angeles … Read More